At least some Iranian officials appear somewhat skeptical of the Bush administration’s limited incentives for Tehran to comply with the EU3’s negotiating demands. Senior Iranian negotiator Sirus Naseri told Iranian state television 15 March: As far as America is concerned, we said: Ms Rice, are you prepared to shut down two of your power plants …
59 Former Diplomats Agree: Bolton is a Dick
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Steve Clemons has the full text of the letter by 59 former diplomats to Senator Lugar opposing John Bolton’s nomination as Taiwan, er, US Ambassador to the UN.
1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
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London, Moscow and Washington have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the United States, United Kingdom and Russian Federation, as Depositary Governments, reaffirm their strong support for the Convention. We seek …
Outsourcing Deterrence
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Hans Kristensen over at NukeStrat.com noticed what has to be one of the weirdest proposals out of South Asia that I’ve seen a while. General Mirza Aslam Beg—former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff—has penned a couple of op-eds suggesting that Pakistan “outsource” its nuclear arsenal to Iran: If India and Pakistan want to dissuade Iran …
