Ending Russian Assistance to Iran's Nuclear Bomb

Authors: R.J. Einhorn1; G. Samore1

Source: Survival, Volume 44, Number 2, 2002 , pp. 51-70(20)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Both the United States and Russia want to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. Yet the transfer of sensitive Russian assistance to Iran continues, leading many in Washington to conclude that Moscow is tolerating a certain amount of leakage to protect its broader strategic and economic relations with Tehran. The time may be ripe to resolve this protracted and frustrating dispute. Washington should be prepared to relax its objections to Russian nuclear-power sales to Iran if Tehran accepts (and complies with) additional limits and restrictions on its nuclear activities. Tehran's willingness to accept these arrangements will test its true nuclear intentions. US–Russian agreement on an approach to solving this problem would not only make a major contribution to heading off a destabilising Iranian nuclear capability, but could also restore genuine cooperation between the two countries in pursuing their common nonproliferation interests.

Document Type: Original article

Affiliations: 1: Robert J. Einhorn, a Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Gary Samore is IISS Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation

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