Iran, the NPT and American hegemony
The manitoban / Ian Hunter
25-Mar-2010 (one comment)

In light of the abundant accusations from Western nations of Iran’s ambitions to build nuclear weapons, a closer analysis of this mounting conflict is necessary. With vast advancements in weapons technology, nuclear weapons now pose the single greatest threat to human existence ever recorded on Earth. This is the first time in the history of human civilization that humankind has the ability to destroy itself entirely, so it would seem logical to not take these issues lightly. The idea of nuclear weapons, or nuclear power for that matter, was non-existent until Albert Einstein realized the energy potential of splitting an atom. After witnessing his advances in modern science become the basis for nuclear weapons, he warned in the mid-20th century that we have two options: allow the human race to destroy itself, or end war forever.

The unimaginable devastation brought by nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki eventually influenced world leaders to accept that nuclear weapons were, in fact, an imminent threat to our civilization as a whole. This led to the formation of the NPT, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons treaty, entered into force in 1970. The treaty was designed to stop the construction of any new nuclear weapons and disarm those already in existence, all the while promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy to countries without nuclear weapons.

While there are 188 states who have ratified the treaty, there are only five officially recognize... >>>

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"Soon after, the IAEA passed a resolution calling on Israel to join the NPT and to open its facilities to inspection — again, something Iran did long ago. The U.S. and several European countries tried blocking the resolution, but it passed anyway, without any notice from Western media. Instead, the media chose to write about the nuclear “threat” of Iran, a country that seems to be following the rules for nuclear energy more than most countries and whose right to develop nuclear energy peacefully is enshrined in international law."


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