Friday, February 17, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a signator on the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.
And now they are asserting their membership.
They will use the treaty as a way to protect themselves from Western aggression.

Iran is not the only problematic country to sign the Treaty.
North Korea was also a signator and went on their merry way and developed nuclear weapons.

The problem is the Treaty.
The Nuclear Proliferation Treaty actually allows members to explore alternatives for nuclear energy and it allows them to develop nuclear energy alternatives - that includes uranium enrichment. It does not include HIGHLY enriched uranium which has only one use. The litmus test determining if a country is moving from energy to weapons is administered by the IAEA.

The treaty also talks about "trustworthiness."
That is a little harder to quantify.
We need to acknowledge the weaknesses of the Treaty.
We need to say simply but emphatically: "Iran is not trustworthy."