Power politics in the nuclear development; threat to world security.

There has been a cat-mouse game between International Community represented by UN against Iran on nuclear development. This followed the revelations, in fall 2009, which indicated that Iran was developing nuclear plants secretly, facts that Iran admitted,of course, with justification. The issue took centre stage during the UN summit held in USA forcing the Security Council to order International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry further investigations. Meanwhile, Iran has continued to plead innocence claiming their plants were meant to produce nuclear energy for its own people while world leaders accuse her of lying.

It is known that Iran started its nuclear ambitions in 1957 with the aim of ‘increasing military, economic and civilian assistance’, http://www.cfr.org/publication/16811/= Iran’s Nuclear Program) but slowed down thereafter only to resurface in the last decade. The US government has been on the front line challenging Iran to stop the nuclear development arguing it is a security threat to the international community. It was the admission in fall 2009 by Iran that the UN took the threat seriously and after some investigations the IAEA has, today 27th Nov 2009, (BBC news) censured Iran over nuclear cover-up, demanding freeze of secret uranium enrichment site.

The report accuse Iran of being uncooperative in many fronts and alleges that she makes 2.75kg of uranium and by February she will be making low-enrichment uranium (LEU) capable of feed stocking 2 bombs http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1103/p02s01-usfp.html ‘Iran nuclear program: clock ticking as Uranium collects’. Despite all this Iran continues to deny these findings and continues to make promises that do not convince the international world. Iran joins the bandwagon of North Korea and their sympathizers who are hell bent to flex their muscles with nuclear plants. Other leaders have used all sorts of language to persuade or warn Iran and North Korea but no concrete plan has been proposed.

One can only hope that the world is not plunged into the nuclear insanity or even another war. This calls for a sober approach to the issue but then dialogue cannot continue forever without an apparent change of conduct on the part of Iran. However, it is time the leaders come clean in the way to do politics and relations. It is possible that some of the countries who delve into such dangerous trends do so to protect themselves from super powers or to gain some negotiating power in uneven playing field of economics.

However, such power games should not be played at the expense of the world security, thus Iran should denounce her ambitions if they are not about nuclear energy for her people. If we are to believe Iran that her project is for the good then we ask she cooperate with IAEA to avert the looming danger. Meanwhile, we pray and wait hoping the sadists who are encouraging Iran to play hard do not win nor should the politics of domination and isolation.