[lit-ideas] Re: The Rise of the Islamist axis
- From: Carol Kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:17:34 -0700
It's seems likely that we (especially the
> Nunn-Luger group) would know about the diversion of warheads...if only
> later through accounting practices.
ck: It seems so, doesn't it? By the same token, it seems unlikely that the
US was not in the know about Iraqi weapons, too. But do you or I know which
weapons ended up where? That was an early concern when the Soviet Union
fizzled, but whispers in the media remained pretty hushed. I suppose it
would be hard for Americans to get behind an invasion of a country that has
a stockpile of nukes. Better we should believe that our invasion is
preventing that stockpile from happening. How unlikely is that?
You know, of course, that we know nothing.
Carol
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From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 4:06 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Rise of the Islamist axis
> Lawrence cited: On Monday, Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported that
> part of Ukraine's Soviet-era nuclear arsenal may well have found its way
> to Iran. With the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainians agreed to
> transfer the Soviet nuclear arsenal that remained in Ukraine after its
> independence to Russia. According to Novaya Gazeta, some 250 nuclear
> warheads never made it to Russia and are thought to have been sent to Iran
> instead. The report further noted that the warheads will remain
> operational until 2010.
>
> This could be disinformation planted by the Russians to discourage a US
> attack. The Russians are very interested in their gas deals and strategic
> partnership with Iran. The Russians have also been the nay-sayers at the
> UN Security Council over condemning Iran's noncompliance.
>
> >
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