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...have been powerless to do much about it. Western intelligence agencies assume Iran could become the next nuclear power if it proceeds undeterred with its clandestine program. Like North Korea, Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the diplomatic edifice erected in 1970 precisely to deter countries from going nuclear. (Pyongyang formally withdrew from the NPT in 2003.) The North Korean test, says General Giora Eiland, Israel's former National Security Adviser, means "Iran will reach the obvious conclusion--that nobody will stop them...
...consternation at failing to deter North Korea from becoming the world's eighth declared nuclear weapons state (joining the U.S., Russia, France, Britain, China, India and Pakistan - Israel is generally believed to have nuclear weapons, although it has never publicly disclosed such capability) will hardly be confined to Washington. South Korea has called its national security council into emergency session, and will face pressure from the U.S. and Japan to terminate its "Sunshine" policy of trade and engagement aimed at moderating North Korean behavior. Japan, well within range of North Korea's missiles and a longtime object...
...Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will start randomly inspecting bags on the public transit system in an attempt to deter terrorist acts, Governor W. Mitt Romney announced yesterday. MBTA officials will use equipment that can detect any trace of explosive material on a bag, such as on seams, zippers, or handles. The tests can be conducted in under a minute, according to a statement from the Governor’s office. In most cases, officials will not actually open passengers’ bags, though they may request to do so, the statement said. In addition, “impact teams?...
...officials have come up with a smart idea to the combat the problem: charge the AWOL students. According to UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59, students who miss their scheduled appoints will be assessed a $10 fee. We hope that this charge will be sufficient to deter students from skipping out on their appointments, or at least encourage students to call in and cancel ahead of time. The proceeds of the fee will help fund undergraduate health programs such as the Community Health Initiative, helping to further student wellness on campus. Whether $10 will be a sufficient...
...UN’s failure to focus on the practical issue of disarmament is part of a general faith that dialogue can resolve deep hatred and lead to rational behavior from terrorist actors. While dialogue is an important tool toward reconciliation, history shows that dialogue alone will not deter Hezbollah from rearming, Hamas from supporting suicide attacks in Israel, and Iran from continuing its sponsorship of terror and nuclear development. Indeed, after Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2002, Hezbollah ignored UN Resolution 1559, which called for its disarmament. It will do so again if current UN demands for its disarmament...