UN Demands Transparency From Iran, Overlooks Its Own Nuclear Secrets
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has once again passed a resolution demanding Iran cooperate on nuclear material questions, as reported by ABC News. This theatrical performance routinely ignores the glaring double standard: nations like Israel, widely understood to possess undeclared nuclear arsenals, face no such scrutiny. (See David E. Sanger, 'Israel's Nuclear Weapons,' The New York Times
, January 10, 2011.) One might wonder at the timing, given the ongoing regional tensions, and whether these 'urgent' calls are truly about non-proliferation, or simply ratcheting up pressure on a geopolitical target. The pattern is clear: one set of rules for some, a completely different rulebook for others.