This Washington Post article by Mary Beth Sheridan recounts how the United States has lost the ability to peek into the Russian nuclear arsenal because the first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), along with its accompanying verification measures, expired without a replacement in force.
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“I think the whole point of what Admiral Mullen said over the weekend was to tell the Iranians that actually the Americans mean business. Otherwise, if you look at the timeline, we are not talking about any kind of military action anytime soon.”
BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh interviewed by RT News. Read more and watch video:
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-08-02/usa-behaves-irrationally-iran.html?fullstory
“The demonization of Iran is such that it appears we are on a one-track punitive response even though few believe it will work but lack the imagination or belief in other options.”
“It’s a game of threat from the Security Council and then a game of response by Iran, and they’re playing chicken with each other.”
BASIC Executive Director Paul Ingram quoted in Bloomberg News. Read more:
“Enriching to 20 percent is like going about 80 percent of the way towards having military material.”
BASIC Executive Director quoted by Bloomberg News. Read more:
“There's no real indication of the deep shifts in thinking necessary to begin giving up the nuclear fix.”
BASIC Executive Director Paul Ingram quoted by Spiegel Online. Read more:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,687640,00.html
“In the end, we are only going to achieve resolution if the broader picture is brought in to play. There isn't really going to be a resolution if there is an attempt is made to limit to Iran's nuclear programme itself.”
BASIC Executive Director Paul Ingram quoted in Zawya. Read more:
Film director and actor Terry Jones references BASIC in his commentary on the Trident nuclear weapon system and Britain's defense budget.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jun/26/defence-spending-cuts