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IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM by: Michael Clarke[[image:iran-flag.gif width="280" height="168" align="left"]] [[image:images.jpg width="242" height="168" align="left"]]
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THESIS The evidence shows that a nuclear iran would not be a threat to the united states. SUMMARY Recently U.S. relations with the nation of Iran have been weakened due to dispute over nuclear refinement. The nation of iran is in a very mountainous region of the "middleast." They have a standing army, navy, and airforce.the capital of Iran is a city called Tehran. Relations between israel and iran have been in past years a cause for concern among western powers. much contreversy has been sparked over irans refusal to admit IAEA inspectors to thier nuclear facilities. The IAEA or International Atomic Energy Agency monitors nuclear activity around the world and reports on its finings to groups like the United Nations. Uranium a substance used to refine into radioactive matiral has to be refined a certain amount in order to make a bomb, there is no speculation that iran does not have refined nuclear substace it is the level of refinment wich concerns most people. iran admits its persuit for atomic power yet the presedent of iran and several leaders have said it would be a sin to use one on other people.

TIMELINE
 * 1957 U.S. signs a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Iran
 * 1958 Iran joins the International Atomic Energy Agency
 * 1968 Iran signs the nuclear non-poliferation treaty
 * 1979 Iran's islamic revoulution ends western involvement in Iran's nuclear program
 * 1984 china aids Iran in building a nuclear research center in Isfahan
 * 1998 U.S. announces concern for the development of nuclear wepons
 * 2000 U.S. places sanctions on groups aiding Iran
 * 2003 Iran finds uranium on its own soil eliminating the need for forign supplier

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