Iran Cheats Again
by Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: Western nations that negotiated last year's nuclear deal with Iran have sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon declaring that the Islamic Republic's recent ballistic missile tests are violations of U.N. Resolution 2231.
In their letter, officials from the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany warn that the missiles Iran launched were "inherently capable of delivering nuclear weapons." As a result, the launches were "inconsistent with" and "in defiance of" U.N. resolutions, and the various countries are demanding that the Security Council consider "appropriate responses."
That's a big deal, right? Well, maybe not so much.
According to Reuters, "Western officials say that although the launches went against [Resolution] 2231, they were not a violation of the core nuclear agreement between Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States."
The fact that Iran can continue to test ballistic missiles without violating the nuclear deal is a good indication of just how bad Obama's deal really is. Common sense would seem to dictate that any deal covering Iran's nuclear weapons program should have included its ballistic missile program, the purpose of which is to deliver nuclear warheads!
Only a few weeks ago, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before Congress, saying that Iran "would choose ballistic missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons."
Clapper added, "Iran's ballistic missiles are inherently capable of delivering [weapons of mass destruction], and Tehran already has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East."
Today, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had this to say about his country's missile tests, "Those who say the future [of Iran] is in negotiations, not in missiles, are either ignorant or traitors."
It is painfully obvious to everyone, except the Obama Administration, that the Iranian regime is not interested in peace. It is doing everything it can to develop its nuclear weapons program -- testing its delivery systems while waiting for the day when it can rush to a "breakout" point.
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families
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In their letter, officials from the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany warn that the missiles Iran launched were "inherently capable of delivering nuclear weapons." As a result, the launches were "inconsistent with" and "in defiance of" U.N. resolutions, and the various countries are demanding that the Security Council consider "appropriate responses."
That's a big deal, right? Well, maybe not so much.
According to Reuters, "Western officials say that although the launches went against [Resolution] 2231, they were not a violation of the core nuclear agreement between Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States."
The fact that Iran can continue to test ballistic missiles without violating the nuclear deal is a good indication of just how bad Obama's deal really is. Common sense would seem to dictate that any deal covering Iran's nuclear weapons program should have included its ballistic missile program, the purpose of which is to deliver nuclear warheads!
Only a few weeks ago, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before Congress, saying that Iran "would choose ballistic missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons."
Clapper added, "Iran's ballistic missiles are inherently capable of delivering [weapons of mass destruction], and Tehran already has the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East."
Today, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had this to say about his country's missile tests, "Those who say the future [of Iran] is in negotiations, not in missiles, are either ignorant or traitors."
It is painfully obvious to everyone, except the Obama Administration, that the Iranian regime is not interested in peace. It is doing everything it can to develop its nuclear weapons program -- testing its delivery systems while waiting for the day when it can rush to a "breakout" point.
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Gary Bauer is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families
Tags: Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, Iran, cheats, again, ballistic missile, tests, violations, U.N. Resolution 2231 To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
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