Iran’s nuclear program

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

9 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/24/2006

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

International relations

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Summary :

Introduction
The Iranian nuclear programme and the questions it raises
Explanations on why states acquire nuclear
1. Challenges and threats to security
The debate on the real necessity for Iran to hold nuclear weapons
The main argument put forward by the EU-3 negotiators
Approachs to explaining nuclear proliferation highlighted by Scott Sagan
The role of Russia and that of the suppliers of expertise and material to Tehran
Conclusion
References

Abstract

As diplomats from the 190 signatory countries gather in New York this week for the five-yearly review of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), iran will surely be present in many minds. Although some warning signs had been issued by various intelligence services during the previous decade, concern over iran's nuclear programme became widespread in August 2002, with the discovery of the Natanz installation, destined for uranium enrichment. In October 2003, an agreement was reached in Tehran, between iran and the foreign ministers of the three "big" members of the European Union, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. iran agreed to suspend all enrichment-related activities, adhere to the International Atomic Energy Agency's additional protocol requiring more intrusive inspections, and provide full information about its nuclear programme. In return, the EU-3 promised that the issue would not go before the UN Security Council and pledged to provide technology to iran, including in the civil nuclear area. However, the IAEA later found that a report submitted by iran omitted references to activities involving advanced centrifuges and to the production of polonium, a material used in the making of nuclear bombs.