This morning, the New York Times reported that Iran has accumulated enough uranium to make a single atomic weapon. “It’s a virtual milestone,” says Thomas Cochran, a nuclear analyst in Washington.
Tehran, of course, insists it has no intention of weaponizing its uranium, but the International Atomic Energy Agency notes that the Iranians have refused to answer its inquiries about suspicious activities.
“There is no communication whatsoever.”
No communication? Proponents of engagement take note, please. The Iranians have nothing to say to the U.N. organization to which they have a treaty obligation to speak. So will they really talk to you in good faith?
Now that the mullahs have clearly violated their obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the time for nuance is over. At this moment, we need to give to Iran the ultimate in ultimatums:
“Immediately talk to the IAEA and comply with your international obligations or we will destroy your nuclear facilities and your capability to wage war.”
And if we are not willing to say that, we had better be prepared to live in the worst possible of worlds.
[expecting the UN to do anything about anything, when it is now predominantly populated by despot nations, is childish naivety - yet we persist...]
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