Word: nuclearism
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...into reality in Iraq, where chaos and carnage steadily mount. A gap between alluring vision and stubborn reality is evident also in Blair's challenge to Iran to help pacify Iraq - while pointedly refusing its leaders any incentives to do so as long as they won't renounce its nuclear program. Other countries too are flummoxed about how to get Iran to cooperate, but as the coalition sinks deeper into its Iraq quagmire, Iran is actually gaining leverage. Before the Iraq war, Blair's foreign-policy speeches were worth listening to: brilliant evocations of a world order enhanced through global...
...Massacre: The Beginning,” and the upcoming “Hannibal Rising”—which has now gained popularity with the 007 franchise. Once you’ve incorporated invisible cars and ice mansions as crucial plot elements and cast Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist, it’s time to press the reboot button.In classic 007 fashion, James Bond orders a martini. But in the new “Casino Royale,” when asked whether he would like it shaken or stirred, Bond (played by Daniel Craig) replies...
...stabilize Iraq. Bush's other visitor was Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose main purpose at the White House appeared to be pressing the President to follow his own instincts and those of the hawks in his Administration by maintaining a tough line against Iran because of its nuclear program...
...serious sanctions or similar diplomatic pressure. And, indeed, Washington's effort to convince the Security Council to impose sanctions appears to have stalled in the face of resistance from Russia and China. Moscow and Beijing backed symbolic sanctions against North Korea only after that country had actually tested a nuclear device, and even then they made clear that their intention was not to isolate North Korea but instead to bring it back to the negotiating table (which they appear to have succeeded in doing...
...accept the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty - and even though it has expressed concerns over transparency and unanswered questions, and has challenged Iran to do a lot more to reassure the world over its intentions, the IAEA says it has found no evidence that Tehran actually has a nuclear weapons program. So Moscow and Beijing are pushing back against the sanctions option and warning that it could ruin prospects for a negotiated solution...