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...logic behind that view is supported by Thomas Fringar, chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council and the senior analyst in Washington's intelligence community. In a recent preview of his council's Global Trends 2025 report, Fringar noted that Iran's leaders will eventually decide on whether to build nuclear weapons based on their assessment of their security environment."The United States took care of Iran's principal security threats [Saddam Hussein and the Taliban]," he said, "except for us, which the Iranians consider a mortal threat...
...Part of the reason for the current standoff, says Hourcade, is that in order to keep the capacity to build nuclear weapons out of Iran's hands, the West is offering Tehran incentives to forego certain activities - such as uranium enrichment - that it is legally allowed to pursue under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "The flaw with the carrot and stick approach is that Iran's leaders - backed by wide consensus in Iranian society - view as a sovereign right the development of a civil nuclear program as they see fit, meaning any carrots designed as a swap for that are regarded...
...make life difficult for the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East that makes so urgent the pursuit of a new framework of engagement in which to manage a very dangerous conflict. Like the U.S. National Intelligence Council's Fringar, they differentiate between Iran pursuing the capacity to build a bomb, and taking the decision to actually build one - which, they say, hasn't yet happened. Dissuading Iran from going that route requires a new American relationship with Teheran, the French analysts argue...
...apart from those students heavily involved in dramatic arts can say that Harvard and the A.R.T., a university affiliate, have been as nurturing to their artistic development. In fact, most undergrads outside of theater have little notion of what the A.R.T. is besides a clever acronym for the concrete building on Brattle Street.“It’s a shame that students that aren’t involved in theater don’t know about the A.R.T. I’ve met so many students who don’t even know it’s there...
Still, some apprehension over the details of the legislation remains, especially in India where some pundits believe the U.S. has retracted its earlier assurances that it would help India access technology to reprocess spent fuel and build a stockpile of nuclear material to tide over any potential supply disruptions. President Bush's recent statement in which he said his administration has made a "political" but not "legally-binding" commitment to assure fuel supply to India has upset many. Others, however, point out that assured fuel supply depends on India sticking to the commitments it has made to the International Atomic...