Iran being a member of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is supposed to "obey" whatever International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wishes Iran to do, such as suspending its Nuclear enrichment plan.
India, Pakistan, North Korea & Israel are NOT the part of NPT & in case of North Korea, it was once the part of it but left it & hence has NO regulation of NPT applied to it.
Why isn't then Iran leave NPT like North Korea did & continue doing what it wants to do, rather than STAYING being a member of NPT & hence being FORCED to act against its wishes ???
2006-09-02 06:51:16 · 10 answers · asked by j4mes_bond25 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
They've already broken the treaty be refusing to allow IAEA inspectors in the locations. The reason they remain in the treaty is obvious by the above answers. So that people that read The Guardian will blame the US instead of Iran. Iran is better off with the far left liberals inside a country on their side and they know that.
They were offered a nuclear reactor for energy purposes and turned it down. They were offered to enrich Uranium in Russia and turned it down. They continue with harsh violent rhetoric regarding Israel. They refuse to let inspectors see their sites. You're right about one thing, It's obvious what is going on.
2006-09-02 07:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by MEL T 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The point with Iran and the NPT is that Iran insists that it is following NPTs rules and guidelines and there is no reason to leave to pursue peaceful nuclear activities. But as with the Iraq's WMD case, the Americans know best. But the point with that is when they run into difficulties in the Straights of Hormuz, they start asking the rest of the world to bail them out. And like mugs we do. If they think they are so hard let them take on Iran by themselves.
2006-09-02 10:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because Russia is a signatory to NPT that Iran wants to remain a party to NPT and exploit the loopholes by not signing the addendum which requires unannounced inspections. Russia is building the Bushehr nuclear power facility and supplying the equipment. If Iran pulls out of NPT then Russia must comply with NPT and cease giving technology and assistance to Iran.
BUSHEHR - Nuclear power station
Iran's nuclear programme began in 1974 with plans to build a nuclear power station at Bushehr with German assistance. The project was abandoned because of the Islamic revolution five years later, but revived in 1992 when Tehran signed an agreement with Russia to resume work at the site. There are two pressurised water reactors at the site - one reportedly near completion.
These are the other key nuclear facilities:
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ISFAHAN - Uranium conversion plant
Iran is building a plant here to convert uranium ore into three forms:
** Hexafluoride gas - used in gas centrifuges
** Uranium oxide - used to fuel reactors, albeit not the type Iran is constructing
** Metal - often used in the cores of nuclear bombs.
The IAEA is concerned about the metal's use, as Iran's reactors do not require it as fuel.
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NATANZ - Uranium enrichment plant
Iran suspended work on an uranium enrichment plant at Natanz in 2003 - but has recently reopened the facility. In 2003, a leaked International Atomic Energy Agency report said that weapons-grade uranium had been found in samples taken from the site, although Iran blamed contaminated imported equipment, and an independent report later confirmed this.
According to some estimates, when complete, Natanz could house some 50,000 advanced gas centrifuges, which would produce enough weapons-grade uranium to produce more than 20 weapons per year. Other estimates suggest the plant will have a total of 5,000 centrifuges when initial stages of the project are completed. With that number, Iran would be able to produce sufficient enriched uranium to make a small number of nuclear weapons each year.
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ARAK - Heavy water plant
The apparent existence of a heavy water facility near the town of Arak first emerged with the publication of satellite images by the US-based Institute for Science and International Security in December 2002. Heavy water is used to moderate the nuclear fission chain reaction either in a certain type of reactor - albeit not the type that Iran is currently building - or produce plutonium for use in a nuclear bomb.
2006-09-02 10:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Iran says it's activities are not unlawful.
When Iran want leave NPT , the other countries will be in doubt.
2006-09-02 07:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by mahmoud s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question.. I think that Iran has done everything they possibly could to prove their intentions. Including remaining as members..if they were to break free they would leave themselves wide open for the propagandists.. This whole thing is a travesty !
2006-09-02 06:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by hardartsystems 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Similar to the UN I presume.
Just another toothless organisation which will eat up our taxes.
2006-09-02 06:56:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are but also they are entitled to have the Nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
2006-09-04 19:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran is a proven terrorist state enough said.
2006-09-02 07:10:12 · answer #8 · answered by joseph m 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
iran will nuke all the world soon
2006-09-04 07:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by persian26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1863335,00.html
US has WMDs so all hypocrisy has to stop
THERE IS AS MUCH PROOF THAT IRAN IS DEVELOPING WMDs AS IRAQ HAD THEM WHEN WE ATTACKED THEM...
once bitten twice shy
2006-09-02 06:56:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋