Robert Einhorn
Robert Einhorn
artillery damage invading koreans missiles north rocket south stage totally tremendous
Sure, the North Koreans can do tremendous damage in South Korea through rocket attacks, artillery and missiles but invading the South is totally unrealistic in this stage of the game.
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In terms of threats -- at this point -- the Bush administration sees the Iranian regime as more threatening than the North Korean regime.
progress
In retrospect, we impeded a lot more of their progress than we knew.
backed basically dug india minister nuclear prime
Basically the nuclear establishment of India dug in its heels, Prime Minister Singh backed them up, and the administration caved again.
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The North Koreans should not be compensated for agreeing to stop conducting an act which they should not be conducting in the first place.
cast credible deal doubt india insisted minimum nuclear options policy protecting seeking serious
The nuclear options that India insisted on protecting in this deal cast serious doubt on its declared policy of seeking only a credible minimum deterrent.
blows difficult process
I don't think it blows up the deal. What it does is underline how difficult the process remains.
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Obviously, the United States does not have the final say on who has the right to pursue civil nuclear energy programs,
civil energy final nuclear pursue states united
Obviously, the United States does not have the final say on who has the right to pursue civil nuclear energy programs,
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India appears to have fully achieved all its negotiating objectives: importing uranium and nuclear technology, gaining recognition as a nuclear weapon state and preserving full freedom to expand its nuclear weapons capability as it sees fit.
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This deal permits India to do much more than continue producing fissile material for weapons. It allows India to vastly increase its nuclear arsenal.
morning personally woke
I personally woke up this morning and I didn't know about it.
cannot compel compliance complicate iraq iraqi picture slow therefore threat
At their very best, the inspectors can complicate and restrain and slow down Iraq's clandestine efforts, and give us a better picture of what is going on in Iraq than we have to today, ... They cannot compel Iraqi compliance and therefore not put an end to the WMD threat posed by Iraq.
associated interests penalties perceived reduce relations sends signal strategic trump
This sends the signal that bilateral relations and other strategic interests will trump nonproliferation. And that will reduce the perceived penalties associated with going nuclear.