Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear
"Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear
By Richard Beeston, Diplomatic Editor London Times
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE and Saudi Arabia seek atom technology
The move, which follows the failure by the West to curb Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, could see a rapid spread of nuclear reactors in one of the world’s most unstable regions, stretching from the Gulf to the Levant and into North Africa.
“If Iran was not on the path to a nuclear weapons capability you would probably not see this sudden rush [in the Arab world],” he said.
The announcement by the six nations is a stunning reversal of policy in the Arab world, which had until recently been pressing for a nuclear free Middle East, where only Israel has nuclear weapons."
Looks like we need a diplomatic solution to contain a situation that would likely bring an end to mankind. It would need China and Russia to participate in a sweeping treaty to contain nuclear weapons. Perhaps all atomic fuel would be produced in Russia and China. Perhaps Israel agrees to abandon its weapons with international guarantees of its safety. Jerusalem is made an neutral international protectorate.
This could get very bad OR sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. Maybe this is an international wake-up call.
I wish we had a team with more talent and diplomatic maturity than the crew we now have in the White House.
By Richard Beeston, Diplomatic Editor London Times
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE and Saudi Arabia seek atom technology
The move, which follows the failure by the West to curb Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, could see a rapid spread of nuclear reactors in one of the world’s most unstable regions, stretching from the Gulf to the Levant and into North Africa.
“If Iran was not on the path to a nuclear weapons capability you would probably not see this sudden rush [in the Arab world],” he said.
The announcement by the six nations is a stunning reversal of policy in the Arab world, which had until recently been pressing for a nuclear free Middle East, where only Israel has nuclear weapons."
Looks like we need a diplomatic solution to contain a situation that would likely bring an end to mankind. It would need China and Russia to participate in a sweeping treaty to contain nuclear weapons. Perhaps all atomic fuel would be produced in Russia and China. Perhaps Israel agrees to abandon its weapons with international guarantees of its safety. Jerusalem is made an neutral international protectorate.
This could get very bad OR sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. Maybe this is an international wake-up call.
I wish we had a team with more talent and diplomatic maturity than the crew we now have in the White House.
posted by Paul Silver at 7:15 PM
