|
\u003cp\u003eThe United States’ confrontational posture toward Iran is not likely to enlist any international partners apart from those already in the anti-Iran camp. But as European leaders try to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran, they should seek to find common cause with Washington to address their shared concerns.\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\nA key issue is the potential threat inherent in Iran’s ballistic missile program: If Iran ever decides to go for broke in building nuclear weapons, some of its missiles, which today are fitted with conventional warheads, could be repurposed to deliver nuclear warheads.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lack of limits on Iran’s missiles is one of the three reasons U.S. President Donald Trump cited for withdrawing the United States from the nuclear deal. But he offered no solutions to the missile challenge other than the unrealistic demand that Iran give up all of its missiles. Given the central role that missiles play in Iran’s sense of defense and deterrence, total abandonment of the missile program is not remotely possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the full article in \u003ca rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 href=\u0022https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/08/06/how-to-strike-a-missile-deal-with-iran-trump-ballistic-nuclear-warheads/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003eForeign Policy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_3nqLpAFm10u3QbUnLgdTDA"))});
Tehran will never give up all of its ballistic missiles, but a compromise is possible, write Michael Elleman and Mark Fitzpatrick in \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c/em\u003e.
|
