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France says nuclear weapons won't help Iran
Radio Australia ^ | October 6, 2008

Posted on 10/05/2008 3:55:50 PM PDT by Lorianne

France's foreign minister says that the world knows Israel will attack Iran before it can develop a nuclear weapon.

As Middle East correspondent, Ben Knight, reports Bernard Kouchner was speaking with the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz ahead of his visit to Israel.

The foreign minister says he doesn't believe a nuclear weapon would give any immunity to Iran, because Israel would hit the country first - something the Iranians, and everybody else knows.

Mr Kouchner says the solution lies in dialogue and sanctions against Iran.

Yesterday Iran rejected a proposal to accept foreign supplies of nuclear fuel for its reactors, saying it wants to become self sufficient in uranium enrichment.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: geopolitics; iran; iraniannukes; israel; middleeast; proliferation
You got that right. Deterrance works. Even the hint of preemptive strike works ... usually (except in the case of madman Sadaam Husein).
1 posted on 10/05/2008 3:55:51 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Then why do they spend all of their time and money seeking them?


2 posted on 10/05/2008 4:01:53 PM PDT by keving (We get the government we vote for)
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To: Cincinna; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
Ping!
3 posted on 10/05/2008 4:04:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: Lorianne

Yeah! The French plan to surrender even if the Iranians don’t have nukes, so why go to all that fuss and expense?


5 posted on 10/05/2008 5:31:12 PM PDT by GingisK
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