U.N. Orders Iran to Suspend Nuke Program

[Khephra]

U.N. Agency Demands Iran Suspend Uranium Enrichment Program, Sets Deadline to Meet Condition

The Associated Press



VIENNA, Austria Sept. 18, 2004 — For the first time, 35 nations in the U.N. atomic watchdog agency demanded Saturday that Iran freeze all work on uranium enrichment a technology that can be used for nuclear arms and said it would judge Tehran's compliance in two months.

The resolution passed by the agency was its toughest yet on Tehran but didn't go as far as the United States had sought by saying Iran will automatically be sent to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions if it fails to meet the demands by November.

U.S. officials, however, insisted the 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency must refer Iran to the council when it meets again on Nov. 25 if Tehran doesn't comply.

"The issue is whether or not they're going to give up nuclear weapons" by the November meeting, U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton told The Associated Press. "The ball is in Iran's court."

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040918_739.html?INTERNATIONALad=true

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. After N Korea tested a nuke

succesrully, what are the odds?

REALLY

[Media_Lies_Daily]

2. Excuse me, but exactly when did N. Korea successfully test a nuke?

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. last week

check this thread and carefully parse words

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x837158

[oneighty]

3. Did the UN do that to Israel?

Seem that they might have on several occasions. Of course Israel does not have nuclear weapons. I know that because Israel denies it.

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[redpepper]

4. "sure" they don't.

we give them everything they want. But we wouldn't give them nukes, oh or uh would we?:eyes:

[Just Me]

6. Yes.

Look it up yourself,...I'm sick of being an "enabler" *LOL*.

The Israeli government (not it's whole people, MIND YOU!!!) have been admonished time and time again.

The UN sticks with the objective of "rule of law". It is recognizing the challenge of making any "rule of law" or simple contracts and agreements,...enforceable.

The USA has been the UN's greatest contributor and challenge.

[wsswss]

9. Why would they?

> "Did the UN do that to Israel?"

Israel never signed on to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Therefore, the UN has no jurisdiction over their program.

[oneighty]

11. Yes

And as a follow up I understand North Korea has withdrawn from the NPT and there for can deny UN/IAEA access to their Nuclear facilities.

So UN, IAEA and related treaties are meaningless. Of course Bush* has pretty much stated that treaties are OK to be ignored. So lets build a new generation of Nukes! Whooo Hooo. "Bust those bunkers."

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[Rose Siding]

7. NYT- "Atomic Agency Votes to Censure Iran Over Its Nuclear Program"

PARIS, Sept. 18 - The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board of governors passed a resolution on Saturday criticizing Iran for a lack of candor over its nuclear program and calling for the country to suspend all uranium enrichment activities that could contribute to producing fuel for a nuclear bomb.

The resolution, which was delayed by haggling over wording about the suspension, said the agency "considers it necessary" that Iran halt all of its uranium enrichment programs and meet all of the agency's demands before its Nov. 25 meeting.

It said the board would then "decide whether or not further steps are appropriate." The United States wants Iran's past breaches of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty referred to the United Nations Security Council, which could decide to impose sanctions against the country.

http://nytimes.com/2004/09/19/international/middleeast/19nuke.html?hp

[tlcandie]

8. I just don't understand the premise behind

deciding who is capable of having nukes and who is not. How can it be some can and some can't just depends on how much power or how many connections one has?

How can anyone blame Iran even if they were producing or working towards producing nukes? They've got to know they are next in line to fall to this regime.

I know... I'm simple-minded and I don't have all the political savvy of most here in DU. Still, it's how I feel.

[Barkley]

10. I feel ya tlcandie!

A number of 'savvy' minded political scientists have made similar conjectures about the consequences of the US pre-emptive war in Iraq: that it would lead to more proliferation as countries seek to deter US aggression. See

"With Iraq beaten, the US is now playing the same dangerous WMD game with Iran." Simon Tisdall Tuesday May 27, 2003 The Guardian

With US bases out of Saudi Arabia and now in bordering Iraq, Iran does have security issues/ concerns. The policy of pre-emtive war makes deterrence more salient.

Iran's desire for state survival and deterrence is consistent with the classical 'realist' view of international relations.

[tlcandie]

13. Thanks....

Total insanity IMO! :hi:

[bpilgrim]

14. denying others the right to nuclear power during PEAK OIL

not to mention BOMBS.

it's all a PRETEXT for WAR to STEAL their NATURAL RESOURCES.

same as it ever was...


peace

[bpilgrim]

12. next stop IRAN

they'll never say yes to that after seeing what we did to iraq and our responce to nk.

wonder how long before 1/2 a mountain top is blown away in iran... looking for water :shrug:

do we have robots that will be able to extract the oil when all's said-n-done :scared:

peace