Daily News Article - September 16, 2005
1. How did Iran obtain nuclear technology?
2. For what reason does Iran say they going to use nuclear technology?
3. As used in paragraph 5, to whom does "Washington" refer? What does Washington think Iran is going to do with their technology? For what reasons do they think so? (para. 1 & 5)
4. What did the Iranian media report President Ahmadinejad as saying about nuclear technology? Why is this such a concern?
5. What is the purpose of the Non-Proliferation Treaty? In what 2 ways is Iran not abiding by the treaty? (para. 11 & 7) Why does U.S. State Department spokesman Ereli say that the U.S. believes Iran will pass along nuclear weapons technology, not just nuclear energy technology?
6. Define: dossier, punitive, referral, acquiesce, conciliatory, non-aligned
7. What is the purpose of the U.N. Security Council?
For what reason would the IAEA would refer Iran to the Security Council?
8. What is the purpose of the IAEA?
Why will the IAEA probably not refer Iran to the Security Council? What must the U.S., the EU and other concerned countries do about this?
9. What might be Iran's motive for sharing/selling nuclear knowledge to Islamic states? financial? good-neighbor policy? other...