For Iran, nuclear technology is a source of national pride and a demonstration of its political and technological independence from its former colonial masters, This is much more complicated than a simple economic and energy calculation. -Daryl Kimball

 

For Iran, nuclear technology is a source of national pride and a demonstration of its political and technological independence from its former colonial masters, This is much more complicated than a simple economic and energy calculation.


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I don't think that China and Russia, at the moment, are going to support or even allow a decision to impose meaningful political or economic sanctions against Iran to go through. And that's not necessarily because Russia and China have a strong economic relationship with Iran, but because they fear, I believe, the rapid escalation of this crisis.

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For Iran, nuclear technology is a source of national pride and a demonstration of its political and technological independence from its former colonial masters, This is much more complicated than a simple economic and energy calculation.

Daryl Kimball

What seems rather fanciful about this project is that the fuel-supply aspect appears contingent on proving some highly advanced technology. They're using this as a way to sell reprocessing technology rather than as a way to solve the problem of fuel supply, and that's troubling.

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This is the first salvo. China could be next in trying to propose a similar loophole for Pakistan.

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This is a highly complex deal and on balance it is not in the national security interests of the US. It will damage the nuclear non proliferation regime.

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