Political Quotes

“I would like to place in the Record an article from the Arms Control Association which states that the IAEA board resolution avoided direct censure of Iran, and did not declare Iran to be in noncompliance with its nonproliferation activities. [From armscontrol.org, Nov. 8, 2011] The IAEA's Iran Report: Assessment and Implications The IAEA report and annex released today provides disturbing and ``credible'' additional details regarding Iranian nuclear warhead development efforts that have allowed Tehran to acquire some of the expertise needed to build nuclear weapons, should it decide to do so. The broad outline in the IAEA' s latest report on the military dimensions of Iran's program is not new, but rather, provides greater detail regarding weapons-related activities outlined in previous public reports. The IAEA report and annex reinforce what the nonproliferation community has recognized for some time: that Iran engaged in various nuclear weapons development activities until 2003, then stopped many of them, but continued other. The activities documented in the IAEA report, including research related to nuclear warheads, underscore that Tehran's claims that it is only seeking the peaceful use of nuclear energy are false.…”