Iran and the Nuclear Issue: Negotiated Settlement or Escalation?

Iran and the Nuclear Issue: Negotiated Settlement or Escalation?
Testimony by Dr. Jim Walsh of the Security Studies Program at MIT before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information & International Security Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
July 20, 2006

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Iranian development of a nuclear weapon, while not the end of the world as some have suggested, would adversely effect US, regional, and global security, and would add to the risk that nations or non-state actors might one day use nuclear weapons. This outcome can be avoided, in part, by a smart US nonproliferation strategy. » Download PDF