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Iran Errata: Parchin and the Common Ground of Afghanistan
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Do Albright and ISIS Buy Parchin Clean-up Story or Don’t They?
It’s difficult to determine whether or not the Institute for Science and International Security is driven by politics.
U.S., India at Odds Over Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration’s attempts to punish Iran for its nuclear activities have had the unintended effect of causing strains in the US-India relationship.
Iran Tries to Take the Moral High Ground on Nukes
According to Iran’s Supreme Leader Khameini, nuclear weapons are a “big sin.”
How The Media Got The Parchin Access Story Wrong
The news media should be including cautionary language any time information from an unnamed “Member State” is cited as the source for allegations about covert Iranian nuclear weapons work.
Newt Gingrich and the “Madman” Theory of International Relations
It takes an irrational actor to know one.
Iran Already Has a Strong Deterrent
The evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons doesn’t exist. But what if it did?
The Slide Toward War
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it triggered by the alliance system. An “incident” may set the stage for war, but no one keeps shooting unless they think it’s a good idea. The Great War started because the countries involved decided they would profit by it, delusional as that conclusion was.
As Always, Good News About Nukes Soon Eclipsed by the Bad
Important as preventing nuclear proliferation is, it’s second to nuclear risk.
In an Attack on Iran, Oil Wells Will Be Spared
Invasion would likely follow an air attack on Iran.