Nuclear Breakout in the Middle East?

bitterlemons-international.org December 11, 2003 Since the 1960s, when Israel produced its first A-bomb’s worth of plutonium, it has enjoyed a surprisingly long-lived monopoly on nuclear weapons in the Middle East….

What’s ‘Cheating’ in Farsi?

The Wall Street Journal November 13, 2003, p. A18 Iran has just revealed that for more than a decade it has been running secret programs to produce plutonium and enriched…

The Mullahs and the Bomb

The New York Times October 23, 2003, p. A27 WASHINGTON – With much fanfare, and the reluctant endorsement of the Bush administration, Iran has vowed to suspend its controversial effort…

Remarks on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Remarks to the Democratic Study Group on National Security by Gary Milhollin October 16, 2003 I am pleased to be able to address this distinguished group on an important question:…

Iran Nuclear Update – 2003

Since 2002, Iran has made rapid progress in its nuclear program. The Iranian government has continued work on a 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor at Bushehr and a uranium conversion plant…

Iran’s Nuclear Program: For Electricity or a Bomb?

The New York Times Week in Review August 3, 2003 This summer, international attention has been focusing on nuclear sites in Iran.  Kenneth Brill, the American representative at the International…

Iran Nuclear Update – 2002

Despite its claims to the contrary, Iran is considered by the United States to maintain an active nuclear weapon development program. As recently as January 2001, the U.S. Department of…

Iran Missile Update – 2000

Iran continues to mount one of the largest ballistic missile efforts in the Middle East. In September 2000, CIA Intelligence Officer Robert D. Walpole testified before Congress that the United…

Iran Nuclear Update – 2000

Iran has been a member of the Nonproliferation Treaty since 1970 and claims not to have a nuclear weapons program. U.S. officials, however, believe Iran is trying to build the…