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May 11, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/keeping-pressure-iran

In Disarmament, Verification Is the Key

(Yale Global) Jamsheed Choksy and Carol Choksy - Truth, lies, and trust are of limited value in disarmament. Verification is the key to success and must be bolstered to ensure full compliance. Iran needs to open all its past and current nuclear and weapons development sites, including military locations, to international inspections. Even if Iran will not agree to a permanent cessation of nuclear capability, the horizon for reaching breakout capability can be pushed back another 25 to 75 years beyond 2025. Iran must also agree to comply fully with the NPT by ceasing to exchange technologies with North Korea and other nations. Short- and medium-range Iranian missiles are already being used by secessionist groups like the Houthis to target civilians. Therefore a missile treaty needs to supplement the JCPOA to freeze, even roll back, all missile development, deployment, and transfer by Iran for several decades. Jamsheed Choksy is Distinguished Professor of Iranian Studies at Indiana University. Carol Choksy is Senior Lecturer in Strategic Intelligence at Indiana University.

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