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IAEA Inspectors' Risk in Iran

IN THIS ISSUE: IAEA inspectors' risk in Iran, Prithvi-II missile test next week, N. Korea completes dome atop nuclear reactor, China nuclear firm's IPO listing, Iran war could cost Israel economy $42B. IAEA's Post-Fukushima Progress Report

Published on August 21, 2012
 

IAEA Inspectors' Risk in Iran

Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk

Amano and Jalili

In a phone call at one o’clock in the morning on March 17, 2003, the U.S. Ambassador to the IAEA, Kenneth Brill, advised IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei to remove his inspectors from Baghdad immediately. The following day, the IAEA gave orders for personnel to leave Iraq. On March 19, the U.S. launched Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Fast forward nine years. We're now moving into the fifth month of Iran-P5+1 diplomacy without any progress, Prime Minister Netanyahu is urging the powers to declare negotiations a failure, and the drums of war are once again beating in Jerusalem. So it's no surprise we're closing out the summer–and for good reason–by revisiting all the potential downsides of an Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear installations.   Full Article



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