Deepti Choubey
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Iran: No Good Choices
In the aftermath of the P5+1 nuclear talks in Geneva, the focus should be on finding a face-saving arrangement in which Iran could enrich uranium, but below the high enrichment levels needed for nuclear weapons.
Source: Agenda with Steve Paikin
The international community has few good choices available to them, in the face of Iran’s nuclear program. The disclosure of Iran’s enrichment facility at Qom has changed the global context. The international community could press Iran harder to negotiate and provide the incentive for Russia and China, both veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council, to ensure that Iran does not continue to flaunt legally binding resolutions against its nuclear program. Deepti Choubey says:
“What we should be focusing on are face-saving measures that can be taken where there will be an accommodation on both sides. And the proposal about the [Tehran] research reactor and taking the low enriched uranium out to a third party state like Russia and France could be the basis of a long-term solution.”
About the Author
Former Deputy Director, Nuclear Policy Program
Choubey was previously the director of the Peace and Security Initiative for the Ploughshares Fund. She also worked for Ambassador Nancy Soderberg in the New York office of the International Crisis Group.
- Understanding the 2010 NPT Review ConferenceQ&A
- Defining Success for the NPT Review ConferenceArticle
Deepti Choubey
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Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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