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Iran Deal Leaves Security Fears
(Boston Herald) Peter Brookes - There's a very good chance this deal will not be finalized, considering the devilish details that need to negotiated by the next deadline, the end of June. This includes the pace of economic sanctions relief, nuclear R&D limitations, possible military dimensions questions, establishing benchmarks (e.g., nuclear stockpiles), and the need for intrusive challenge inspections to support verification during implementation. Some have insisted that the only other policy option to the framework as currently proposed is war - so take it or leave it. While the either/or argument sounds compelling, it's a misleading and false narrative. There are plenty of policy options between war and this agreement that potentially would have driven a better deal. The writer is a Heritage Foundation senior fellow and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense.