Current debates

Here's an interesting critique of Obama's nuclear summit from last week.  It's pretty blistering:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041504663.html
Worth reading also are a couple of letters that were written to the Washington Post in reply:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041904666.html
Your final project for this class could easily take the form of argumentation pieces like these!


While we're mining the Washington Post for interesting nuclear news, here's an update on Iran's current approach to the international debate over its nuclear program:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042004423.html
Looks like they're trying to prevent sanctions, and still aiming for a fuel swap under very specific conditions.  They are also aiming to remind the world about the fundamental flaws in the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and to undermine the upcoming review of that Treaty by stirring up conflict between the nuclear "haves" and the nuclear "have-nots". 

Meanwhile, a Boston Globe editorial claims we need to learn to live with a nuclear Iran:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/04/21/get_ready_to_live_with_nuclear_iran/