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Iran Made Illegal Purchases of Nuclear Weapons Technology Last Month
2015-07-12
The second report, released last week by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, is less ambiguous. The agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, confirmed to us that Iran continues to seek illicit technology for its nuclear and ballistic missiles programs.

Iran has had a long history of trying to obtain nuclear technology from German companies, particularly by seeking ways to transport merchandise in circumvention of international sanctions. Since November 2013, Tehran has sought industry computers, high-speed cameras, cable fiber, and pumps for its nuclear and missile program. It appears that Iran's readiness to negotiate does not reflect any substantive policy change. Rather, it is a diplomatic tactic retreat forced by economic distress, not a strategic rethinking of its priorities.

Iran's cheating should give Western negotiators additional resolve to impose ironclad guarantees in the agreement. They should compel Iran to reveal its past activities, including its post-JPOA procurement efforts, and impose tough, intrusive, "anytime, anywhere" inspections before sanctions are suspended, let alone lifted.

Instead, the lack of reporting to the U.N. despite evidence of cheating suggests a lack of resolve on the part of Western nations, and their willingness to downplay all but the most egregious violations. This does not bode well for the future. If Western powers are reluctant to penalize Iran for trying to evade sanctions because they're afraid of spoiling the negotiations, what will happen in the future when Western powers have even more invested in preserving an agreement?

Related: Fox - German Intelligence reporting
Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#4  Once again, its done in part as return for IRAN's military or MilPol help agz the Sunni Hard Boyz, i.e. the ISIS/ISIL + Al-Nusra, etal. + by extens the mostly Sunni Regional-Global Jihad.

The other part is "Tip-of-The-Spear" US-Led Anti-US OWG-NWO, i.e. the ANti-US OWG Globalist agenda whereby the Sole Superpower USA unilaterally gives up its POwer-N-Influence, etc. around the World so that Russia, China, + Iran, Other TBD? can rise to Co-Superpower, "US-style/par", Siblinghood HERE THE FUTURE US, THE OWG MIGHTY USSA VS THE OWG WEAK USRA GLOBAL SSR, IS JUST ONE OF MANY SUPERPOWERS IN THE WORLD + N-O-T THE LEADER = UNIVERSAL/GLOBAL EL SUPREMO ANYMORE.

THE PRICE FOR SETTING UP OWG-NWO = SPACE GOVT-ORDER = SPACE EXPLORATION + COLONIZATION, ETC. IN THE FACE OF A CHANGING SUN [Solar Changes].

But I digress ... ...


* E.G. BIGNEWSNETWORK > [Telegraph.UK] CHAOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST MEANS IT TIME FOR AN ALLIANCE WID IRAN.

* SAME > BUNKER-BUSTER BOMB WON'T BE ENOUGH TO STOP IRAN IFF NUCLEAR TALKS FAIL.

* REAL CLEAR WORLD > HOW TO GUARANTEE THE ISIS WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED | DOUBLING UP ON A DOUBTFUL STRATEGY: WHY THE CURRENT US PLAN TO WIN BACK IRAQ MAY GUARANTEE THAT THE ISIS WON'T BE DEFEATED.

VERSUS

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [RCP.com] JIMMY CARTER:"US IN INEVITABLE [Evolutionary + Historical, etc.] DECLINE OF WORLDWIDE INFLUENCE, CHINA WILL SUCCEED THE US AS WORLD #1 ECONOMIC POWER.

CMF BLOGGER > SAME ARTIC = JIMMY CARTER SPEAKS OF "YELLOW PERIL", [In truth it will be ...] ISIS TO BE THE NEXT SUPERPOWER, NOT CHINA.

* GROONG > [Journal-Neo.Org] STRUGGLE FOR A MULTI-POLAR WORLD IS GETTING INTENSE.

Unipolar USA = Washington DC, versus Multi-polar Russia + BRICS.

* JAPAN TIMES > OPINION: SOUTH CHINA SEA SERENITY.

ARTIC = The Days of Unquestioned, US-specific Primacy/Hegemony + Capacity = "Making the Rules" in Asia-Pacific are OVER!?

* RELATED FREEREPUBLIC > [The Australian] ERA OF US DOMINANCE IN REGION "COMING TO A CLOSE": REPORT.

To paraph WW2 BRIT PM WINSTON CHURCHILL = "... The Beginning of the End, or ... the End of a Beginning"???

AGAIN, presuming that the OWG Globies did NOT miscalculate, + the US is being existentially threatened as it retreats or falls back across East Asia-Pacific/WESTPAC towards Hawaii + CONUS/EASTPAC, THEN WHY WILL THE US SEE A NEED TO SINK OR DESTROY GUAM + OTHER STRATEGIC PACIFIC ISLANDS AS IT DOES SO, AS PART OF SO-CALLED "A2/AD" [Anti-Access/Area-Denial] OF THE ISLANDS' MILITARY ULTILITY AGZ USAGE BY CHINA ANDOR NUCLEAR ISLAM, BUT ESPEC AGZ CHINA???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-07-12 20:27  

#3  I guess that's a good idea, so long as they promise to only use it on the Confederate Battle Flag.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2015-07-12 12:21  

#2  Let's just cut to the damn chase and give them 5 or 10 warheads. Cheaper all around.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-07-12 12:20  

#1  Yeah, but we trust them. Let's make a deal!
Posted by: Obama   2015-07-12 00:54  

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