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Thursday, April 25, 2013

U.S. Gets "B-" for Anti-Nuclear Efforts

U.S. Gets "B-" for Anti-Nuclear Efforts

By Diane Barnes
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON -- A prominent Washington think tank on Thursday gave the Obama administration a "B-" grade for its atomic arms and nonproliferation policies since 2010, citing its refusal to rule out a nuclear strike against Iran or any other non-nuclear weapon state in questionable standing with U.N. inspectors.
An Arms Control Association press release directly ties a downgrade from a "B" score issued in October 2010 to a U.S. policy statement leaving open the option of conducting a nuclear attack against any country out of line with its safeguards commitments to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The U.N. organization's duties include ensuring non-nuclear weapons states do not divert material from peaceful atomic programs into military operations.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/us-gets-b-anti-nuclear-efforts/

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