Archivo etiqueta «Armas nucleares»
By William Hague, Foreign Secretary (THE TIMES, 11/06/10):
This week the UN Security Council sent a strong signal to Iran that the world will not walk away in the face of its refusal to negotiate over its nuclear programme. The new resolution is a statement of resolve and determination that the new British Government welcomes and played a leading role in bringing about. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the dramatic scenes that followed. The two events are distinct, but they paint a picture of an Iran that is … Seguir leyendo
By Ahmet Davutoglu and Celso Amorim, foreign ministers, respectively, of Turkey and Brazil (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 26/05/10):
The international community, including Turkey and Brazil, is in staunch opposition to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We are also dedicated to achieving a world without nuclear weapons. In the case of the Iranian nuclear program, we firmly believe that a process of result-oriented negotiation is needed to avoid a slide toward conflict.
Lack of trust and confidence has been hindering positive movement on this issue, which is critical for regional security and prosperity. We are emboldened, however, by … Seguir leyendo
Por William R. Polk, miembro del Consejo de Planificación Política del Departamento de Estado durante la presidencia de John F. Kennedy. Traducción: José María Puig de la Bellacasa (LA VANGUARDIA,25 /05/10):
No ha pasado tanto tiempo desde que las dieciséis agencias nacionales de seguridad estadounidenses, incluida la CIA, publicaron el 3 de diciembre del 2007 las conclusiones de su informe en el que señalaban “con alto grado de confianza y seguridad” que Irán no quería dotarse del arma nuclear y que había suspendido un programa anterior destinado a su fabricación. Es de suponer que Irán, al igual que España … Seguir leyendo
Por William R. Polk, miembro del Consejo de Planificación Política del Departamento de Estado durante la presidencia de John F. Kennedy. Traducción: José María Puig de la Bellacasa (LA VANGUARDIA, 24/05/10):
Dos negociadores inverosímiles han apartado a Oriente Medio del peligro de la guerra. El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se ha apresurado a visitar Irán para interponerse entre el presidente iraní Mahmud Ahmadineyad y la coalición encabezada por Estados Unidos, que ha urgido a aplicar lo que la secretaria de Estado, Hillary Clinton, califica de “duras” sanciones a Irán como último paso previo a un … Seguir leyendo
By Desmond Tutu, a patron of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (THE GUARDIAN, 22/05/10):
This year the nuclear bomb turns 65 – an appropriate age, by international standards, for compulsory retirement. But do our leaders have the courage and wisdom to rid the planet of this ultimate menace? The five-yearly review of the ailing nuclear non-proliferation treaty, currently under way at the United Nations in New York, will test the strength of governments’ commitment to a nuclear-weapon-free world.
If they are serious about realising this vision, they will work now to shift the focus from … Seguir leyendo
By Gary Schaub Jr., an assistant professor of strategy at the Air War College and James Forsyth Jr., a professor of strategy at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 21/05/10):
The Pentagon has now told the public, for the first time, precisely how many nuclear weapons the United States has in its arsenal: 5,113. That is exactly 4,802 more than we need.
Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate to advocate approval of the so-called New Start treaty, signed by President Obama … Seguir leyendo
Par A.B. Yehoshua, romancier israélien (LE TEMPS, 19/05/10):
Contre toutes attentes, la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et le choc des atrocités nazies n’ont pas mis un terme à la guerre et au génocide en général. En effet, les décennies qui ont suivi ont connu leur lot de conflits sanglants au cours desquels des groupes de population entiers ont été massacrés. Souvenez-vous de la guerre civile en Angola, du massacre de millions de Cambodgiens par les Khmers rouges, des guerres tribales au Rwanda, de la dissolution sanglante de la Yougoslavie et de l’extermination des chrétiens au Sud-Soudan. N’oublions … Seguir leyendo
By Joel S. Wit, a former State Department official, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the founder of its Web site 38north.org (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 18/05/10):
In 1998, I led a team of American government experts to an underground installation to determine if North Korea was cheating on a 1994 agreement to eliminate its nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang had recently tested a long-range missile, and relations were tense.
For a week, we passed barking guard dogs and shouting soldiers doing their synchronized morning exercises to wander through a maze of tunnels. Once, … Seguir leyendo
Por Shlomo Ben-Ami, ex ministro israelí de Asuntos Exteriores y vicepresidente del Centro Internacional de Toledo para la Paz. © Project Syndicate, 2010. Traducido del inglés por Carlos Manzano (EL PAÍS, 11/05/10):
Los judíos, saturados con su historia, a menudo trágica, suelen sentir gran veneración por el pasado, pero éste, sobre todo cuando no se maneja con cuidado, puede ser el enemigo del futuro y deformar su interpretación de las amenazas del presente. Así ocurre sin lugar a dudas con la analogía que los dirigentes israelíes insisten en trazar entre la aniquilación de la población judía europea en el Holocausto … Seguir leyendo
Par Shlomo Ben-Ami, ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères israélien (LE TEMPS, 07/05/10):
Imbibés de leur histoire souvent tragique, les juifs ont tendance à révérer le passé. Mais le passé, surtout lorsqu’il est utilisé sans ménagement, peut s’avérer l’ennemi de l’avenir et troubler notre lecture du présent. Et c’est bien de cela qu’il est question lorsque les dirigeants israéliens s’entêtent à établir une analogie entre l’anéantissement des juifs européens et la menace que pose à Israël un Iran en possession de l’arme nucléaire.
La journée du souvenir de l’Holocauste à Jérusalem cette année encore a été l’occasion pour les dirigeants … Seguir leyendo
Par Donald S. Beyer Jr., ambassadeur américain pour la Suisse et le Liechtenstein, et Laura E. Kennedy, représentante américaine pour la Conférence sur le désarmement (LE TEMPS, 06/05/10):
«Ensemble, nous renforcerons le Traité de non-prolifération nucléaire qui est la clef de voûte de la coopération. Le marché qu’il propose est sensé: les pays dotés de l’arme nucléaire progresseront sur la voie du désarmement, les pays sans armes nucléaires n’en acquerront pas, et tous les pays ont accès à l’énergie nucléaire pacifique. Pour consolider ce traité, nous devons adopter plusieurs principes. Il nous faut davantage de ressources et d’autorité, … Seguir leyendo
Par Sergeï Karaganov, directeur de la School of World Economics de l’Université d’Etat de Moscou © Project Syndicate
La Russie et les Etats-Unis ont signé un nouveau traité de réduction de l’armement nucléaire stratégique (Start). Officiellement, ce traité réduit leur arsenal d’un tiers; en fait chacun ne mettra hors service que quelques dizaines d’unités.
Le traité n’en est pas moins un accomplissement considérable. Il permet de normaliser les relations politiques entre les deux pays, favorisant ainsi leur coopération et leur rapprochement futurs.
Le retour du dossier des armes nucléaires stratégiques sur le devant de la scène politique internationale confère … Seguir leyendo
By Rep. Darrell Issa of California, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida, ranking member of the House Armed Services subcommittee on terrorism and unconventional arms (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 29/04/10):
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems hell-bent on enriching uranium and developingthe other complex components and specialized parts necessary to deliver and detonate a nuclear weapon. President Obama’s policy in response is far from clear-cut.
We recognize that any assessment of the secret activities of a closed society … Seguir leyendo
By John R. Bolton, a former ambassador to the U.N., a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 28/04/10):
Although media coverage of President Obama’s unfold- ing nuclear policy has fo- cused on its implications for the United States, it is no less important to understand its effects on America’s friends and allies. The New START arms control treaty with Russia, the administration’s nuclear posture review, the recent Washington nuclear security summit, and the uncertainty surrounding May’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty … Seguir leyendo
By Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering, the former director of the Missile Defense Agency and Rebeccah Heinrichs, an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 27/04/10):
President Obama has made it clear that “resetting” relations with Russia and eliminating the planet’s nuclear weapons are two of his top national security priorities. Toward these ends, the president this month hosted an international nuclear summit, signed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and went public with the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). Now Congress is carefully considering the results.
All of this … Seguir leyendo