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To: skinowski who wrote (58350)	4/16/2006 4:52:26 PM
From: regli	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

"Nuclear Iran would probably mean that the non-proliferation strategy is finished." It seems to me that a lot of parties (in particular the ones screaming the loudest in this crisis, i.e. the U.S. and France) have not adhered to the spirit of the treaty for a long time. fas.org The States concluding this Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the "Parties to the Treaty", ... Undertaking to cooperate in facilitating the application of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on peaceful nuclear activities, Expressing their support for research, development and other efforts to further the application, within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system, of the principle of safeguarding effectively the flow of source and special fissionable materials by use of instruments and other techniques at certain strategic points, Affirming the principle that the benefits of peaceful applications of nuclear technology, including any technological by-products which may be derived by nuclear-weapon States from the development of nuclear explosive devices, should be available for peaceful purposes to all Parties of the Treaty, whether nuclear-weapon or non-nuclear weapon States, ... Declaring their intention to achieve at the earliest possible date the cessation of the nuclear arms race and to undertake effective measures in the direction of nuclear disarmament, Urging the cooperation of all States in the attainment of this objective, Recalling the determination expressed by the Parties to the 1963 Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water in its Preamble to seek to achieve the discontinuance of all test explosions of nuclear weapons for all time and to continue negotiations to this end, ... Clearly, EVERY NPT participant country was supposed to "undertake effective measures in the direction of nuclear disarmament". It is also evident that there are a number of countries that didn't take that part of the treaty very seriously or thought that it didn't apply to them. Once that happens, it only reinforces the determination of others to acquire the weapons themselves and therefore over time render the treaty useless. Affirming a nuclear first strike policy is also not quite part of the spirit. washingtonpost.com ... The document, written by the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs staff but not yet finally approved by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, would update rules and procedures governing use of nuclear weapons to reflect a preemption strategy first announced by the Bush White House in December 2002. The strategy was outlined in more detail at the time in classified national security directives. ...