U.S. Said Pressing for Nuclear Pact Compliance

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U.S. Said Pressing for Nuclear Pact Compliance
Mon Apr 26, 2004 08:26 PM ET


By Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The international community must be prepared to act against states that violate a key U.N. nuclear weapons treaty if it is to stop nuclear arms proliferation, U.S. officials said on Monday.

A high-level U.S. delegation intends to deliver a tough message on compliance obligations, aimed at Iran and other problem countries it accuses of pursuing nuclear weapons, at a U.N. conference this week to discuss the non-proliferation treaty.

Members states are also expected to discuss President Bush's controversial non-proliferation initiative.

The meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York is to prepare for a major review conference next year to examine progress under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, a 34-year-old cornerstone pact that aims to halt the spread of nuclear arms.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4946249

[gate of the sun]

1. you can't ask people to comply

when you don't. It's ridiculous to even speak of non-proliferation if you continue to hoard and proliferate. enough said.

[Kool Kitty]

3. You're right.

Isn't this the height of hypocrisy? I'm waiting for one of these nations to demand that we destroy our weapons of mass destruction.

[gate of the sun]

5. I've heard people say

"you can't teach someone something you don't know for yourself".

[Kool Kitty]

9. You said a mouthful there, sweetie.

:7

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. must be prepared to act against states

Are these dicks looking for a new pretext?

[burrowowl]

4. Well, gee whiz

is the U$ included. Boo$h has broken more treaties and agreements. Wants more testing, making big nukes into little nukes, wants pre-emptive power, etc, etc.
Hypocracy is too mild of word.:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
We need a projectile puke smilie, puck going from one end of the message and trailing out the other.

[maddezmom]

6. The NPT Treaty is bunk

<<Under the NPT only five states are allowed to have nuclear weapons -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China -- although India, Pakistan and Israel are understood to also have this capability.>>

[ze_dscherman]

7. So, the world should be prepare to act tough

... on India, Israel and Pakistan?

Oh, but those belonge to the good guys!

[maddezmom]

8. no, only against Iran and N. Korea