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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Avoiding Needless Wars, Part 10: Iran
The interim agreement to freeze Iran’s nuclear program has been praised by some as a diplomatic breakthrough and condemned by others as a prelude to nuclear disaster. A full appraisal must wait until we see what the follow-on agreements, if any, look like. In the meantime, here’s my take: Continue reading
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Tagged critical thinking, iran, martin hellman, nuclear agreement, nuclear risk, nuclear weapons, Rouhani, stanford, war and peace
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French Arms Sales and Iran
Dr. Yousaf Butt has an extremely insightful post on Reuters, which points out that “France’s torpedoing of the agreement [to relax sanctions in return for concessions by Iran] appears less related to genuine nuclear proliferation concerns than with trying to curry favor with anti-Iranian countries — like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – who commission and buy expensive French military, satellite and nuclear hardware.” The post goes on to note: Continue reading
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Tagged arms sales, france, iran, martin hellman, nuclear weapons, stanford, Yousaf Butt
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Secretary of Defense Admits Perfection is Required
Yesterday, in a speech to STRATCOM, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said: “Perfection must be the standard for our nuclear forces. … there is no room for error. … Americans trust you with their security, their families, and their future.” Unfortunately, saying that perfection is required, does not mean perfection is achieved: “to err is human.” So why are we relying on nuclear deterrence when just one mistake could destroy our homeland, and us along with it?
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Tagged critical thinking, deterrence, martin hellman, nuclear deterrence, stanford
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Defusing the Nuclear Threat 