I know they've signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty but the US, UK and Russia have not honoured that agreement either
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Yep. If one nation posseses nuclear weapons, what gives it the right to forbid nuclear weapons to other nations? Dont get me wrong, I dont approve of any nuclear weapons at all, but if the Iranians want them, then its their right.\n\n\npeace
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They did not accept Russia's proposal to enrich uranium for them. This makes it look like they are trying to develop nuclear weapons. Their actions are living up to the 'axis of evil' title that mr.bush said. For the safety and stability of the innocent people of the region, their nuclear facilities should be bombed. They looked like a religeous people with great morals before. Now they look like fanatics who want to wipe Isreal off the map and are developming weapons of mass destruction. Korea is unlikely to use any of its stockpile. Iran is more likely to use theirs to kill innocent people (Israel). And if you can justify using nuclear weapons there, where would they stop?
289930
Good question. It's just harassment and Russia isn't going along with the program. Do you think George Bush could screw up 60 years of negotiations with the cold war with Iran? I do.
638583
we've gone to war with countries that were backed by nuclear countries, but never directly with a nuclear power.  we can't and won't ever do it because of a doctrine called MAD - mutually assured destruction.
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One point not addressed...the Kyoto Protocol is a treaty,\nYou obviously know nothing of America's process for ratifying treaties,\nClinton signed it? It is such a piece of anti-western trash that NO president could even request a vote on it...even if all it took was a straight up or down vote.
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Mainly because the U.N. won't act in a manner in which it said it was supposed to when first chartered.  A few nations take the initiative to be involved when there should be a general agreement on handling these situations by the majority of the nations to be involved
53342
other countries haven't said they were going to bring terror to our land
67848
They are doing as good job as the members in the UN let them to do especially those nations that have a veto vote. When they cannot agree the failure isnt just UNs fault but it also leans onto the veto nations in the UN. That include the US.
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I'm not going to turn this into an anti or pro Bush diatribe (personally, I'm indifferent to him), but the Iran situation is indeed very serious, and it is not just Bush that thinks so.  France, Germany and Britain have been working on this for many years.  China and Russia are stake holders.  Even the Australia Group has issued an opinion.  What you're observing is simply more attention being paid to the matter by the media (don't forget the European Union has been working on this seriously since at least 2000, even before September 11).  Iran clearly wants nuclear weapons and has made overt threats to use them, which escalates the situation above a mere arms race.  Further, Iran has not been transparent with the program, which is a direct violation of an international treaty which the country signed on its own accord.  However, when the EU-3 first noticed that Iran had broken the treaty and bought the issue to international attention, the Iranians suddenly became indignant -- essentially casting asside an agreeement they had made with civilized society.   However, now the attention of the world's citizens is on Iran, I hope that the same level heads that have been working 'behind the scenes' continue to prevail.
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The UK is in the EU for the same reason all the other countries are.  They can't compete successfully on the world market by themselves, especially as other countries are creating trade agreements (NATO, OPEC, NAFTA, APIC, etc), so they need to unite to stay soluble.
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Russia lacks the organization and infrastructure at this time to be able to make war with the U.S.  Their military efforts at this time are focussed on neocolonial attempts to influence states like Armenia and Kazakhstan.  We may be working our way to a renewal of the Cold War, but Russia just isn't equipped for an actual military conflict outside its current sphere of influence at this time.
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I don't know. I guess there is no way for us to know which country signed first because they agreed upon it simultaneously. Unless you want to know by fact, who was the first representative to jot down a signature! Haha, I really don't know. But all I know is that, only Somalia and the United States have not ratified the CRC. Somalia is currently unable to proceed to ratification as it has no recognized government.
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The levels of emissions that Russia agreed not to exceed, are based on figures of emissions they were producing when they were economically larger then they are now. Now that they are already producing far less emissions then they were, they get to "sell" emission "credits" to other countries.
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International Treaties are not binding because the UN recognizes the principle of state sovreignty. Treaties are voluntary agreements, so the next government could choose to ignore it (not that I think Harper would be stupid enough to sign such a treaty...)
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT, or, much more rarely, NNPT) is a treaty, opened for signature on July 1, 1968, to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. The vast majority of sovereign states (188) are parties to the treaty. However, two out of seven confirmed nuclear powers (i.e., those that have openly tested nuclear weapons) and one possible nuclear power have not ratified the treaty, and one self-proclaimed nuclear power has withdrawn. The treaty was proposed by Ireland. Finland was the first to sign. In New York City, on May 11, 1995, the parties to the treaty decided by consensus to extend the treaty indefinitely and without conditions.\n\nThe treaty is often summarized as having three pillars: nonproliferation, disarmament, and the right to peacefully use nuclear technology.
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Take it at 95%. The US, Britain, and France all are getting tough on the UN to stop Iran from its nuclear program. But as you know IRan is not listening and probably won't listen into they have obtained nuclear weapons.
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Did they break US laws in the US or one of it's territories?  If so, then YES.  We do have an extradition agreement with the UK.