Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran - Press Coverage
- 20 May 2008 - - Reuters - Report says Iran's neighbours looking at nuclear power
Growing interest in atomic power among Iran's neighbours could spiral into a nuclear arms race in the volatile Middle East unless preventive measures are taken, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday.
In a report, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said Iran's nuclear programme had prompted other states in the oil-rich region to consider acquiring nuclear technology.
- 20 May 2008 - - Associated Press - Report: Iran’s nuclear program feeding proliferation
Iran's disputed nuclear program has sent a wave of interest in atomic energy across the Middle East, a think tank said Tuesday, warning that it risked setting the scene for a regional nuclear arms race.
At least 13 Middle Eastern countries either announced new plans to explore atomic energy or revived pre-existing nuclear programs between February 2006 and January 2007, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, or IISS, said in a report....
- 20 May 2008 - - Deutsche Press-Agentur - IISS report: 'Remarkable' interest in nuclear power in Middle East
The growing interest in the use of nuclear power for civilian purposes in the Middle East is "remarkable" but the danger of a "proliferation cascade" is currently not imminent, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said in a report Tuesday. The report, Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East - In the shadow of Iran, said that although some countries were positioning themselves to be able eventually to produce fissile material, no country was...
- 20 May 2008 - - Daily Telegraph - Iran's nuclear programme 'may spark Middle East weapons race'
While all these projects are civilian - and no state has declared that nuclear weapons are the goal - the report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said the aim was to “provide a counter-balance to Iran” by “laying the ground for a possible future security hedge”. This could involve the development of nuclear weapons.
- 20 May 2008 - - Deutsche Press-Agentur - IISS says Iran could trigger 'cascade of proliferation'
The report shows that in the 11 months between February, 2006 and January, 2007, at least 13 countries in the Middle East announced new or revived plans to pursue or explore civilian nuclear energy.
"This upsurge of interest is remarkable, given both the abundance of traditional energy sources in the region and the low standing to date of nuclear energy there," said Chipman.
- 20 May 2008 - - Associated Press of Pakistan - Middle East not in danger of nuclear proliferation: Chipman
The danger of a nuclear proliferation in the Middle East while real, is not imminent, Dr.John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said on Tuesday at the launch of its dossier titled: ‘Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran.’
