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Nuclear Fever in the Mideast


[Chicago Tribune] Editorial - Almost every Arab regime in the Mideast has been gripped with nuclear fever. Suddenly, despite the immense oil and gas reserves beneath many of them, they must have nuclear power plants. Why the sudden surge of interest in nuclear power? Iran. Spreading nuclear know-how across the region invites a nuclear holocaust. There is no such thing as a proliferation-proof nuclear reactor. The U.S. can't - shouldn't - simply stand by while one country after another in the Middle East goes nuclear. The best way to persuade these Arab states to shelve their plans is to stop Iran from enriching uranium on an industrial scale.
2007-04-30 01:00:00
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