Politicz
07-20-2007, 03:22 AM
Iran has the world's third largest oil reserves, and has the world's largest natural gas reserves. So, why is it necessary that Iran have a nuclear program? The United Nation's (U.N.) Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) allows Iran to legally build any nuclear facility, including one for uranium enrichment, so long as it is intended for "peaceful purposes". The NPT also allows its member states to withdraw from the agreement, but must give a 90 day notice to the U.N. prior to withdrawing from the NPT.
Iran's venture into the development of a nuclear program actually began in the mid 1960s under the guidance of the United States within the framework of bilateral agreements with the U.S. The first nuclear facility built by Iran in 1967 was the Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) at Tehran University, which was run by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). It's always been one of Iran's primary open nuclear research facilities, and has a safeguarded 5-megawatt nuclear research reactor THAT WAS SUPPLIED BY THE UNITED STATES IN 1967. The reactor can produce up to 600 grams of plutonium per year in its spent fuel. The United States was the driving force behind Iran's 1960-70s development of a nuclear program. In the 1970s, the Shah of Iran's government obtained uranium from South Africa. The Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) carried out experiments in which plutonium was extracted from spent fuel using chemical agents-and plutonium is only use in a nuclear bomb. This only gives light to the fact that Iran already has the blueprint technology for making a nuclear weapon, and only has to obtain the materials to do so-if it presently hasn't already done so.
Iran signed the Non Proliferation Treaty on July 1, 1968. Article Four of the treaty recognizes Iran's inalienable right to develop research, produce, and use nuclear energy for "peaceful purposes" without discrimination, and acquire equipment, materials, and scientific and technological information. See:
1.) http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Treaties/npt.html
2.) http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcircs/Others/infcirc140.pdf
However, Iran has violated United Nations resolutions against it (one being resolution 1737, See: http://terrorism.about.com/od/iran/a/NuclearIran.htm?iam=momma_100_SKD&terms=+U.N.+resolutions+on+Iran), and the NPT does outline responsibilties for nations pocessing nuclear capabitites, etc.
One reason why Iran should not be aloud to possess nuclear weapons is Iran's violation of U.N. resolutions 1559/1701, which state that no militias are to be armed within Lebanon, and Iran and Syria are forbidden from rearming Hezbollah. However, Iran and Syria did arm Hezbollah within Lebanon, which was in violation of U.N. resolution 1559. U.N. resolution 1701 basically states the same thing as U.N. resolution 1559, but also calls for hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah to cease, and calls for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, and the deployment of Lebanese troops to the south of Lebanon, along with an expanded U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon. Presently, Iran is still in violation of both of these resolutions, because Iran is still supplying Hezbollah's militia with insurgents, and weapontry.
Another reason why Iran should not be aloud to have a progressive nuclear program is because Iran's president Ahmadinejad has blatantly stated before international news medias that Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth on the one hand, while parroting the U.N.'s NPT that his present nuclear program is just for "peaceful purposes" on the other hand. Although Iran has not physically threatened Israel itself, it has physically threatened Israel indirectly, by supplying terrorist groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and various other Arab insurgent groups with bombs, weapons, vehicles, economic funds, and suicide bombers for its proxy front wars in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Iran is also closely allied with Syria, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and various elements of the Al-quada factions in Iraq and Afghanistan-not to mention Iraq Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army, and the present Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki. Because, Iran is not attempting to show restraint, and not engage in violence or verbal threats, and has not tried to seriously negotiate with the U.S. and her allies on finding peaceful solutions to the Iraq conflict, and strive to work for peace in the Middle East, it would not be wise for the world to just stand by and allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, because if Iran can't restrain itself now, and has preferred to choose violence as a first alternative to resolve conflict-Iran would probably use a nuclear weapon if it had one, to enforce its will on its enemies.
India, Pakistan, and Israel all possess nuclear weapons, however, none of these nations have used nuclear weapons as a first alternative to resolve conflicts-yet. Personally, because the Middle East is virtually a political and military boiling pot, I don't think any nation in the Middle East should possess nuclear weapons-to include Israel. Israel has not been a shining beacon of light for the rest of the Middle Eastern nations to follow, but has illegally occupied Palestian and Syrian sovereign territories, and has not been held accountable by the United Nations Security Council, the United States, or any nation in the world for its own unwarranted violence in the Middle East. Yet, other Arab nations in the Middle East are placed under debilitating sanctions when they violate U.N. resolutions, or show blatant aggressions towards Israel-even when it is Israel who has shown aggression first.
If the Middle East is ever going to have any semblance of peace, then the United Nations Security Council, and The United States are going to have to implement balanced and fair justice towards all nations embroiled in the various conflicts in the Middle East, and hold Israel equally accountable for its own hegemonic aggressions, actions, and illegal occupations of Palestinian, Syrian, and Arab lands in the Middle East. All Middle Eastern nations' political, economic, cultural, and religious viewpoints/beliefs, etc. must be respected, and seriously listened to by the United Nations Security Council, the United States, and all nations who are neutral to these conflicts/wars in the Middle East. Then, solutions must be found and implemented that are fair and just to all nations embroiled in these conflicts, and that equally benefit all nations embroiled in these conflicts-not just Israel. All nations political and national sovereignties should be respected, and foreign nations' political, and religious ideologies-such as democracy, and religious beliefs-should not be forced upon these nations by force with violence and bloodshed. Nations embroiled in conflicts over petty ideologies such as these need not possess nuclear weapons, but must seriously strive to learn to live beside each other with all their various ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs, without deeming their neighboring nation/s as their enemy, and then harboring the caveman mentality of wanting to enforce their personal ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs on their neighboring nation/s by way of the clubs of war. Mankind must grow-up, and come to its international maturity, and recognize that we are all human by the grace of God, accept the reality that we are all culturally, physically, and intellectually different, etc.-and realize that this is o.k. and good, and then seriously strive to work together as one human family regardless of all these petty ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs. Because, as nations mature politically, economically, culturally, and along religious lines, they will progress naturally. Militarism, wars, conflicts, and violence only create destruction and regression, and should always be used as an absolute last ditch alternative-if used at all.
Mankind brags about all its industrial, technological, and genetic achievements and advancements, but is presently not mature enough to even embrace and harness the positive aspects of these entities. Instead, mankind is arrogantly strolling down that dark, wide, easy road of destruction with breath taking blindness, while rambling on, and on that "there is no devil". Yeah, right-when is mankind going to realize that it is us who represent the Second Coming of Christ-we are the various aspects and images of God, the Madi, Buddah's Nirvana, Bahaullah's Government of God, The Catholics Virgin Mary, etc. God and all the prophets laid the various foundations for us here on earth, but it is up to us to come to our mental and spiritual maturity, learn not to study war anymore, and then just build God's heaven here on earth. Hell, it ain't hard if the entire world learns to work together. Or, we can continue to be immature, spiritually dead devils, and continue to arrogantly stroll down that dark, wide, easy road of destruction that leads to a hell of damnation of our own making. Then everyone won't have a choice but to say, "peace".:)
Iran's venture into the development of a nuclear program actually began in the mid 1960s under the guidance of the United States within the framework of bilateral agreements with the U.S. The first nuclear facility built by Iran in 1967 was the Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) at Tehran University, which was run by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). It's always been one of Iran's primary open nuclear research facilities, and has a safeguarded 5-megawatt nuclear research reactor THAT WAS SUPPLIED BY THE UNITED STATES IN 1967. The reactor can produce up to 600 grams of plutonium per year in its spent fuel. The United States was the driving force behind Iran's 1960-70s development of a nuclear program. In the 1970s, the Shah of Iran's government obtained uranium from South Africa. The Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) carried out experiments in which plutonium was extracted from spent fuel using chemical agents-and plutonium is only use in a nuclear bomb. This only gives light to the fact that Iran already has the blueprint technology for making a nuclear weapon, and only has to obtain the materials to do so-if it presently hasn't already done so.
Iran signed the Non Proliferation Treaty on July 1, 1968. Article Four of the treaty recognizes Iran's inalienable right to develop research, produce, and use nuclear energy for "peaceful purposes" without discrimination, and acquire equipment, materials, and scientific and technological information. See:
1.) http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Treaties/npt.html
2.) http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcircs/Others/infcirc140.pdf
However, Iran has violated United Nations resolutions against it (one being resolution 1737, See: http://terrorism.about.com/od/iran/a/NuclearIran.htm?iam=momma_100_SKD&terms=+U.N.+resolutions+on+Iran), and the NPT does outline responsibilties for nations pocessing nuclear capabitites, etc.
One reason why Iran should not be aloud to possess nuclear weapons is Iran's violation of U.N. resolutions 1559/1701, which state that no militias are to be armed within Lebanon, and Iran and Syria are forbidden from rearming Hezbollah. However, Iran and Syria did arm Hezbollah within Lebanon, which was in violation of U.N. resolution 1559. U.N. resolution 1701 basically states the same thing as U.N. resolution 1559, but also calls for hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah to cease, and calls for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, and the deployment of Lebanese troops to the south of Lebanon, along with an expanded U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon. Presently, Iran is still in violation of both of these resolutions, because Iran is still supplying Hezbollah's militia with insurgents, and weapontry.
Another reason why Iran should not be aloud to have a progressive nuclear program is because Iran's president Ahmadinejad has blatantly stated before international news medias that Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth on the one hand, while parroting the U.N.'s NPT that his present nuclear program is just for "peaceful purposes" on the other hand. Although Iran has not physically threatened Israel itself, it has physically threatened Israel indirectly, by supplying terrorist groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and various other Arab insurgent groups with bombs, weapons, vehicles, economic funds, and suicide bombers for its proxy front wars in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Iran is also closely allied with Syria, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and various elements of the Al-quada factions in Iraq and Afghanistan-not to mention Iraq Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr and his Mehdi Army, and the present Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki. Because, Iran is not attempting to show restraint, and not engage in violence or verbal threats, and has not tried to seriously negotiate with the U.S. and her allies on finding peaceful solutions to the Iraq conflict, and strive to work for peace in the Middle East, it would not be wise for the world to just stand by and allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, because if Iran can't restrain itself now, and has preferred to choose violence as a first alternative to resolve conflict-Iran would probably use a nuclear weapon if it had one, to enforce its will on its enemies.
India, Pakistan, and Israel all possess nuclear weapons, however, none of these nations have used nuclear weapons as a first alternative to resolve conflicts-yet. Personally, because the Middle East is virtually a political and military boiling pot, I don't think any nation in the Middle East should possess nuclear weapons-to include Israel. Israel has not been a shining beacon of light for the rest of the Middle Eastern nations to follow, but has illegally occupied Palestian and Syrian sovereign territories, and has not been held accountable by the United Nations Security Council, the United States, or any nation in the world for its own unwarranted violence in the Middle East. Yet, other Arab nations in the Middle East are placed under debilitating sanctions when they violate U.N. resolutions, or show blatant aggressions towards Israel-even when it is Israel who has shown aggression first.
If the Middle East is ever going to have any semblance of peace, then the United Nations Security Council, and The United States are going to have to implement balanced and fair justice towards all nations embroiled in the various conflicts in the Middle East, and hold Israel equally accountable for its own hegemonic aggressions, actions, and illegal occupations of Palestinian, Syrian, and Arab lands in the Middle East. All Middle Eastern nations' political, economic, cultural, and religious viewpoints/beliefs, etc. must be respected, and seriously listened to by the United Nations Security Council, the United States, and all nations who are neutral to these conflicts/wars in the Middle East. Then, solutions must be found and implemented that are fair and just to all nations embroiled in these conflicts, and that equally benefit all nations embroiled in these conflicts-not just Israel. All nations political and national sovereignties should be respected, and foreign nations' political, and religious ideologies-such as democracy, and religious beliefs-should not be forced upon these nations by force with violence and bloodshed. Nations embroiled in conflicts over petty ideologies such as these need not possess nuclear weapons, but must seriously strive to learn to live beside each other with all their various ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs, without deeming their neighboring nation/s as their enemy, and then harboring the caveman mentality of wanting to enforce their personal ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs on their neighboring nation/s by way of the clubs of war. Mankind must grow-up, and come to its international maturity, and recognize that we are all human by the grace of God, accept the reality that we are all culturally, physically, and intellectually different, etc.-and realize that this is o.k. and good, and then seriously strive to work together as one human family regardless of all these petty ideologies, political viewpoints, and religious beliefs. Because, as nations mature politically, economically, culturally, and along religious lines, they will progress naturally. Militarism, wars, conflicts, and violence only create destruction and regression, and should always be used as an absolute last ditch alternative-if used at all.
Mankind brags about all its industrial, technological, and genetic achievements and advancements, but is presently not mature enough to even embrace and harness the positive aspects of these entities. Instead, mankind is arrogantly strolling down that dark, wide, easy road of destruction with breath taking blindness, while rambling on, and on that "there is no devil". Yeah, right-when is mankind going to realize that it is us who represent the Second Coming of Christ-we are the various aspects and images of God, the Madi, Buddah's Nirvana, Bahaullah's Government of God, The Catholics Virgin Mary, etc. God and all the prophets laid the various foundations for us here on earth, but it is up to us to come to our mental and spiritual maturity, learn not to study war anymore, and then just build God's heaven here on earth. Hell, it ain't hard if the entire world learns to work together. Or, we can continue to be immature, spiritually dead devils, and continue to arrogantly stroll down that dark, wide, easy road of destruction that leads to a hell of damnation of our own making. Then everyone won't have a choice but to say, "peace".:)