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Reducing the threat of Armageddon
President Obama achieved a major foreign policy goal in 2010 when he concluded the New START Treaty committing the U.S. and Russia to reduce the size of their long-range nuclear arsenals by a third within six years, to 1,550 warheads on each side. But...
Tags: The New York Times, Military Equipment, Russia, Pakistan, Treaties
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Overstated Iranian 'threat' puts U.S. on path to war
A neocon joke, at the beginning of the Iraq war, was: "Anyone can go to Baghdad. Real men go to Tehran." It wasn't funny then, and it isn't funny now. Unfortunately, those "real men" who want to wage war on Iran are making so much noise that they may...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011), International Organizations, Iran
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Quiet the war drums
The drumbeat for war only helps Iran by driving up oil prices, undermining the effect of sanctions on its economy and stifling domestic opponents of the regime. President Barack Obama conveyed that message clearly and emphatically to the American Israel...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Hamas, Israel, Bashar Assad, Ron Paul
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The sabotage strategy for containing Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...
Tags: Israel, Viral Diseases and Infections, The Washington Post, Ehud Barak, Iran
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Iran's nuclear genie is out of the bottle
After a yearlong round of escalating international economic sanctions and rhetoric, the regime in Iran has finally come around to raising expectations that it will take some constructive steps in reining in its nuclear weapons ambitions. But this cycle of...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry, International Atomic Energy Agency, Bill Clinton
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Can sanity return from exile when it comes to Iran?
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran ...
Or as Mitt Romney put it, playing the irresponsible-lunatic game convincingly enough to become the leading Republican presidential candidate: "If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon."
The...Tags: Emergency Incidents, The New York Times, Iraq, Israel, Mitt Romney
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Five steps to isolate Iran without dooming the economy
With economies around the world teetering, we must solve our security threats with an eye not only on reducing danger but also on how our actions affect job creation and retention. This applies especially to Iran. A war with Tehran — or an Iran with...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Terrorism, Civil Rights, Robert Menendez, Israel
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Nuclear saber-rattling
The threat of an Israeli strike against Iran'snuclear facilities ratcheted up a notch last week when Israel'sdefense minister, Ehud Barak, issued new warnings that time was running out to stop Tehran's drive to build a bomb. If Israel waits much longer,...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Fencing
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Nearing a decision on Iran
One of several casualties of the vitriolic name-calling between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is what to do about Iran.
In interviews, Mr. Romney has spoken about tougher sanctions, but it's been difficult to consider...Tags: Menachem Begin, Saddam Hussein, Israel, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney
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Iran and the bomb
A report this week on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program by the International Atomic Energy Agency leaves little doubt that country's ruling clerics remain determined to acquire the means to produce a bomb. That poses a dilemma for the Obama...Tags: Nuclear Power, Israel, Iran, Defense, Explosions
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When will Washington stop believing Iran's lies?
If ever there was a time when "see, I told you so" was warranted, it is now as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported last week that Iran is close to developing a nuclear weapon.
That so many in the State Department over several...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Adolf Hitler, Israel, Philosophy, Islam
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Back the Iranian opposition
The International Atomic Energy Agency's latest report about Iran lays bare the true nature of Tehran's nuclear agenda: an advanced, sophisticated and highly secretive program run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to build the bomb.
Overwhelming...Tags: U.S. Department of State, European Union, Central Intelligence Agency, United Nations, National Security
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