Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran - Press Coverage
- 22 Jul 2008 - - Fox News - Oil-Rich Emirates Pursue Nuclear Program That Could Be a 'Model' in Persian Gulf
"Some people have been concerned with this explosion of interest in nuclear energy in the Middle East, an area that has seen at least three countries violate their (Non-Proliferation Treaty) agreements and pursue nuclear weapons," said Mark Fitzpatrick, a proliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
But Fitzpatrick said the UAE looks set to follow a different path if it does go ahead with its nuclear program. It has committed to full transparency and plans to impor
- 26 Jun 2008 - - Baltimore Sun - Chuck Hagel: Unite, don't polarize
Moving on to North Korea's nuclear weapons production, Hagel said the United States should pay close attention to relationships with China, India and Russia.
"According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in the last two years, over a dozen Middle East countries have announced intentions to establish nuclear power programs and build nuclear reactors," he said. "The world must build a new twenty-first century nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament...
- 23 Jun 2008 - - United Press International - Middle East nuclear renaissance?
A comprehensive and well detailed report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, released last week, sheds a pile of information on the state of nuclear proliferation in one of the world's most volatile regions -- the Middle East.
Indeed, as John Chipman, director general and chief executive of IISS, points out in a publication entitled "Nuclear Programs in the Middle East: in the Shadow of Iran," the worrying factor lies in the sudden awakening of several Middle...
- 23 Jun 2008 - - Forbes - Emirates Eager For Nuclear
"Nuclear energy programs have often fallen through because of a lack of secure financing," said Ben Rhode, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "The United Arab Emirates has considerable funds to hand, so that's not a problem. Also, America, France and Britain are keen to cooperate with it in the nuclear field."
- 20 Jun 2008 - - Dawn - Pakistan not helping ME nations acquire nuclear weapons
Pakistan is not helping and is unlikely to help Middle Eastern countries acquire nuclear weapon or offer nuclear protection to them, says the editor of a new report on nuclear programmes in the Middle East.
Mark Kirkpatrick, who is associated with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London, told a briefing in Washington on Thursday that the so-called Khan network of proliferators had been rolled up and was unlikely to indulge in proliferation activities again.Mr...
- 17 Jun 2008 - - Washington Times - Nuclear dangers rise with oil costs
A study by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies found that virtually every Middle Eastern nation save Iraq had expressed interest in nuclear power, in part, analysts said, because of the fear that Iran was pursuing a nuclear bomb.
"If Tehran's nuclear program is unchecked, there is reason for concern that it could in time prompt a regional cascade of proliferation among Iran's neighbors," the report said.
