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Europe Calls on Iran to Allow IAEA Access to Nuclear Sites; U.S. Plans Bomb Sales to Israel
The Council of Europe yesterday issued a resolution pressing Iran to fully open its nuclear sites for examination by International Atomic Energy Agency, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, April 26). The declaration, which comes three days before another round of Iran-EU nuclear talks, pledges consideration of Tehran’s security concerns. “Iran should be assured that the readiness to meet the ... concerns about its nuclear program would open new possibilities for international cooperation,” the resolution says (Associated Press/Santa Fe New Mexican, April 26). Meanwhile, the U.S. Defense Department reported to Congress yesterday its planned sale to Israel of 100 bunker-busting conventional GBU-28 bombs, Reuters reported (see GSN, April 13). The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale would “not affect the basic military balance in the region.” However, some experts said the proposed sale appeared to be made with Iran in mind. “One could be suspicious that these bombs could be used for an Israeli attack on Iran,” said John Isaacs, president of the Council for a Livable World. “This particular munition is designed to destroy deeply buried high-value assets such as command centers or nuclear weapons facilities,” said Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute. “Draw your own conclusions” (Reuters, April 26).
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