A Tale of Two Cities: Tehran vs. Washington
A Tale of Two Cities: Tehran vs. Washington
Iran, as it stated and signed in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, that it would not proliferate while having the right to peacefully use nuclear technology i.e. using nuclear power to generate heat and electricity. Along with signing this treaty Iran along with other signatories received some privileges from the NTP leaders done by providing alternative means of protecting members’ security – namely, enhanced access to conventional arms. However, the issue arose that Iran had secretly, over the past many years; Evidence uncovered by the International Atomic Energy Agency over the past 9 years demonstrates that Iran’s leaders covertly resumed their quest for sensitive nuclear technology during the decade long Iran-Iraq war. This quest continued even after that war, while the Iranians insist that their strife to have a nuclear weapons program is for peaceful purposes only. Although there are many other reasons that would inspire the Iranians to acquire nuclear powers speaking in terms of international affairs. Especially since their biggest “enemy” Israel had not signed the NPT thus excluding them from the obligation not to have nuclear weapons caused a big threat to Iranians, also that the U.S. has these weapons and since relations between the Iranians and them aren’t peachy keen either, Iran would probably feel safer in the international scope and more self reliant if it had nuclear weapons. This entire operation did not sit well with the U.S. who considers Iran to be a major adversary and a cause of danger in the world, especially in the east.
The debacle between the U.S.A and Iran started many years ago with the Iranian Islamic revolution of 1979, before that they had rather good relations. Iran’s nuclear activities present a particularly acute security challenge. A nuclear-armed Iran would present a direct threat to U.S. friends, allies and wellbeing in the region and destabilize an already delicate
Iran, as it stated and signed in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, that it would not proliferate while having the right to peacefully use nuclear technology i.e. using nuclear power to generate heat and electricity. Along with signing this treaty Iran along with other signatories received some privileges from the NTP leaders done by providing alternative means of protecting members’ security – namely, enhanced access to conventional arms. However, the issue arose that Iran had secretly, over the past many years; Evidence uncovered by the International Atomic Energy Agency over the past 9 years demonstrates that Iran’s leaders covertly resumed their quest for sensitive nuclear technology during the decade long Iran-Iraq war. This quest continued even after that war, while the Iranians insist that their strife to have a nuclear weapons program is for peaceful purposes only. Although there are many other reasons that would inspire the Iranians to acquire nuclear powers speaking in terms of international affairs. Especially since their biggest “enemy” Israel had not signed the NPT thus excluding them from the obligation not to have nuclear weapons caused a big threat to Iranians, also that the U.S. has these weapons and since relations between the Iranians and them aren’t peachy keen either, Iran would probably feel safer in the international scope and more self reliant if it had nuclear weapons. This entire operation did not sit well with the U.S. who considers Iran to be a major adversary and a cause of danger in the world, especially in the east.
The debacle between the U.S.A and Iran started many years ago with the Iranian Islamic revolution of 1979, before that they had rather good relations. Iran’s nuclear activities present a particularly acute security challenge. A nuclear-armed Iran would present a direct threat to U.S. friends, allies and wellbeing in the region and destabilize an already delicate
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