Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Nuclear Suppliers Group should take time to consider the implications of India's possible membership before deciding.
In his recent statement to the IAEA's Board of Governors, Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh suggested that Iran is not looking to cooperate during the next stage of negotiations over its nuclear program.
An IAEA agreement with Iran that permits the agency to do the needed work to open the way for a negotiated roadmap for lifting sanctions could serve as a model for future conflict resolution with other states, first and foremost with North Korea and Syria.
What will it take to end the Iran nuclear crisis and what is the role of the IAEA?
One topic of discussion at the upcoming five-year treaty Review Conference meeting in Vienna will be how best to universalize the Additional Protocol for safeguards among the 185 non-nuclear-weapon states Party to the Treaty.
Since the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power, countries have reviewed the safety of their nuclear infrastructure and plans for expansion, with some choosing to cease their nuclear programs altogether.
Though the participants in the negotiations about Iran's nuclear program foresee several rounds of discussions, all are acutely aware that time to reach agreement peacefully may be running out.
With anxieties over the nuclear activities of North Korea and Iran looming large, heads of state from 53 countries convened in Seoul this week to reaffirm and intensify their commitment to prevent nuclear materials from getting into the hands of terrorists.
The effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident are still being felt on a daily basis.
If Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese nuclear safety agency had followed international standards and best practice, the Fukushima accident could have been prevented.
