YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF PLAINING TO DO!

        YOU’VE GOT LOTS OF PLAINING TO DO!

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A headline appeared in today’s USA Today in Section B that was pinned by Oren Dorell that was titled “U.S. awaiting explanation on Iran’s nuclear program.” The article, as usual, was well written and was based on existing interviews or statements from both U.S. and Iranian officials that are aware of the current issues that relate to Iran’s alleged nuclear program, or its possession of nuclear weapons.

The gist of Darrell’s article was that Iran had not been forthcoming enough to satisfy the United States, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is the watchdog arm of NATO. Wendy Sherman, the U.S. State Department’s chief Iran negotiator told the members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (in February) that the current talks depended on “resolution” of IAEA questions about possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program.

The IAEA was and is seeking answers to questions compiled three years ago about how far Iran got on developing missile warheads, whether its military is still developing nuclear facilities, such as the uranium fuel processing plant built under a mountain in the northern city of Fordow, Iran.

Iranian answers, of course, are crucial to western understanding of how close Iran is to a nuclear test or a deliverable bomb and if it is close, to reneging on an agreement to curtailing it’s nuclear activities, according to David Albright, president of the Institute for Science International Security who advises the Obama Administration and has testified before Congress regarding Iran’s nuclear programs.

“All of this information is relevant to understanding Iran’s capabilities that we don’t know about” Albright said. There is a July 20^th, 2014 deadline that Iran agreed to with regards to the country’s nuclear programs and how close nuclear weapons are becoming a reality for its military. To demand that Iran honor the July 20^th deadline is a tricky issue, there is an element of embarrassment, and how the Iranian people and the world would view the country.

Perception of control is valued above almost everything else to Middle Eastern countries and the male population. Issuances of demands are very seldom spoken in the Middle-Eastern part of the world, no matter the issue, no matter the circumstance, and no matter the people that are involved. But here we go again…..allowing our leaders to kind of fly off the handle, and issue demands that are most always doomed to failure because of the attitudes and the atmosphere with the peoples involved.

LIKE IRAN…..I’D HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE NUCLEAR CLUB

If I was of the Iranian persuasion and some outlandish and hypocritical country started to push me…..you could rest assured that I’d push back…..hard. The problem that I have with our political personal and are military system is the fact that the country pushing for the curtailment of a nuclear program is the United States.

There is a treaty, the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that involves five nations that are considered to be “Nuclear-Weapon States” (NWS) these countries are the United States, Russian Federation (formerly the Soviet Union), United Kingdom, France, and China. Nations that are known, or believed to possess nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to informally as the Nuclear Club.

There also are three countries that were not part of the NPT back in the 1970’s but have conducted nuclear tests, India, Pakistan, and North Korea. North Korea had been involved with the NPT but withdrew in 2003. Israel is also widely believed to have nuclear weapons, though it maintains policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding this, and is not know definitively to have conducted a nuclear test. In a quirky move, South Africa has the unique status of a nation that developed nuclear weapons, but has since disassembled its arsenal before joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The Iranian issue of nuclear weapons and how the United States, NATO, and other members of the Nuclear Club seem to want to operate is more a push, or a bully act than an act of peace and sanity regarding to an insane question.

There are (at least) 35 nations throughout the world that possess weapons of mass destruction (chemical, nuclear, missiles). The Nuclear Club controls approximately 23,000 bombs, while the non-NPT countries who have admitted that they have nuclear devices number at least 800. Russia leads the way with 1,800 active warheads, and 8,500 reserve warheads that are inactive for a total of 10,300. The United States follows the Russians with 2,150 active warheads and 7,700 in reserve.

CONTROLLING IRAN

Make absolutely no mistake, the United States, NATO and the Nuclear Club totally wants to control Iran through the NPT, or as some would say (especially that old rebel John McCain) “peace through strength.” There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, there are some who gladly send troops, bombs and war planes into Iran, and eradicate every ounce of nuclear material no matter its use.

With little exception here in the “states,” people fear what Iran might do with a nuclear device…..and I suppose it would be true, I have no way of knowing. But the hawks on Capitol Hill have no way of knowing what Iran might do…..also, and PLEASE don’t lay that tired crap on me about intelligence…..remember what happened in Iraq, the weapons of mass destruction, and the  nuclear program that Saddam Hessian had…..what a huge mistake that was…..and actually still is.

Maybe we need to keep our noses out of other people’s business, and conduct ourselves in a more understanding way. Everybody in the world understands that the United States has the power and ability to back up whatever it is that we say. It does not take a rocket scientist to understand America’s might, but we sure as hell should be a benevolent power, ready to help wherever necessary.

The Nuclear Club is not a country club…..and it’s about time that the members understand that, because with that power (nukes) comes an assume responsibility, that of peaceful negotiations always first and foremost.

 

HAVE A NICE DAY!