Is the US using the Iran issue to weaken the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
PB: Yes. Its doing its best to undermine the NPT overall. Certainly using Iran is a part of that. But, as we know, John Bolton, the nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, cut his teeth on trying to undermine treaties including the NPT. This could be a moment of great strengthening of the NPT. The real solution for the Iran issue regarding nukes should be the same as for all other signatories to the NPT, which is that the non-nuclear states should sign onto the optional protocol, which allows for quicker and more intrusive inspection by the IAEA if there are suspicions about violations, but only if and dependent on nuclear weapons states the five that are signatories agreeing to implement Article 6, which requires them to move toward full and complete nuclear disarmament. The whole notion of the NPT was designed to be a two-way street. It wasnt just an agreement by most of the world that they wouldnt try to get nuclear weapons. It was an agreement by most of the world that they w
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