Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Obama's "nuclear fuel bank", asserts the right of countries.. to pursue peaceful nuclear energy programs.

In the Cable, here

"...The Iran review, which is by some accounts nearing completion and yet not expected to be ready until May, is not expected to have as high profile a rollout as the Af-Pak one, which was announced by President Obama from the Oval Office. Nevertheless, parts of it seem to be emerging, including in Obama’s speeches abroad this past week, where he discussed an international nuclear fuel bank and asserted the right of countries that renounce nuclear weapons to pursue peaceful nuclear energy programs.

“We should build a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation, including an international fuel bank, so that countries can access peaceful power without increasing the risks of proliferation,” Obama said in Prague Saturday. “That must be the right of every nation that renounces nuclear weapons, especially developing countries embarking on peaceful programs. And no approach will succeed if it's based on the denial of rights to nations that play by the rules.”

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