Living In A Nuclear World
Following talks between the governments of the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom; all the nations sitting on the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's Nuclear Watch Dog) voted that the IAEA should report Iran to the UN security council. Iran warned over such a move saying this action would result in the cease of diplomacy. Being reported to the UN security council means that the time of diplomacy is over. I guess that Iran does not realise that being reported to the security council means that the member nations agree that diplomacy is not working, and the situation has reached the pivotal point where action is needed to intercede. Does this remind anyone else of WWII when there were Japanese diplomats delaying talks in Washington to leave enough time to make the first strike? Iran is clearly delaying the issue as long as possible. There have been proposed plans to enrich uranium on Russian soil, and then transport it to Iran where they could use the enriched uranium as a source of power. The uranium would be traded for the nuclear waste coming out of the powerplants. This would mean that Iran could not get the uranium to the point where it could be weaponised. To get uranium to a weaponised state you need to have the nuclear waste in the equation to make it all possible. However, Russia's plan was not enough for Iran. They want to be able to enrich the uranium themselves. Now why would you need to do it yourselves when you can get it from another country ready to use? Plus you get rid of all your nuclear waste at the same time, and you don't have to worry about putting it all through the process of decontaminating it! Obviously there is something under the surface that Iran does not want to share. The newly elected Iranian president has clearly demonstrated why Iran can not be trusted by the rest of the world. Stating that the holocaust was a myth, and that Israel should be wiped off the map is enough to show anyone that this man can not be trusted in the position he has found himself in. I am glad that the world is showing unity on this issue for once, and I think we will be soon seeing a reaction from the UN security council on the matter. If for any reason, Kofi Annan will push this issue to take the spotlight off of himself and the many investigations into his involvement in the oil for food scandal.
posted by Eric @ 9:34 AM
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