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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/14/opinions/pletka-iran-nuclear-deal/index.html
Iran Deal Misses the Point
(CNN) Danielle Pletka - Both Iranian procurement and International Atomic Energy Agency reporting indicate Iran is game to wait until it has both the means and the materiel to break out with an arsenal of nuclear weapons, rather than a single bomb. If that is the case, the new deal will not stop it. The nuclear deal does nothing to limit nuclear weapons research, enrichment research, miniaturization or delivery work. Indeed, the agreement will reportedly allow cooperation between Iran and other nuclear powers that will only enhance its efforts. It is often said that the Iranians are canny negotiators. Consider that as a reward for signing a deal that does little to constrain their ultimate ambition, they are on the verge of securing more than a $100 billion windfall. The writer is senior vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.