case for action against Iran

[xmasdale]

Moeen has forwarded us this


THE CASE FOR
ACTION AGAINST IRAN

Thursday 13 April 2006
7.00pm
Devon Theatre
New Connaught Rooms
61-65 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London, WC2B 5DA

In this public forum, the invited speakers will address some of the key
issues that are related to the current U.S.-Iran dispute, as well as the
possible implications for the international non-proliferation regime and
stability in the region.

The referral of Iran to the U.N. Security Council earlier this month, and
the accompanying rhetoric from Tehran and Washington, has increased
international concern over the likelihood of another military conflict in
the Middle East.

Following the failure to discover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, there
is now much greater public scepticism about the claims of Western
governments and the capabilities of western intelligence services. At the
same time however, there is real concern about the prospect of the Iranian
regime, in a volatile region, acquiring nuclear capabilities.

The speakers will address the official stances of the U.S. and Iranian
governments, as well as addressing some of the following key questions:



* What is the likelihood that the Iranian nuclear programme is
genuinely a peaceful one, and if a covert military programme exists, how far
away is Iran from producing deployable weapons?



* Assuming that Iran were able to successfully develop nuclear
weapons, what are the possible global and regional ramifications? Could the
world possibly live with a nuclear Iran?



* As the official nuclear powers retain their existing arsenals and
develop new systems (U.S. development of tactical nuclear weapons, British
renewal of Trident), does this contribute to the determination of
non-nuclear weapons states to develop their own capabilities?



* What if any type of action should be taken against Iran, should
military options be taken off the table?



Guest speakers for the event are:

Dr Frank Barnaby, Nuclear Issues Consultant to the Oxford Research Group

Professor Abbas Edalat, founding member of the Campaign Against Sanctions
and Military Intervention in Iran and Professor of Computer Science and
Mathematics, Imperial College London

Sajjad Khan, Editor of New Civilisation Magazine

Ms Carol Naughton, coordinator of the WMD Awareness Programme. The WMD
Awareness Programme is dedicated to providing trustworthy and up to date
information on Weapons of Mass Destruction world wide.

Nearest Tube: Holborn Station Limited capacity: please call Mr Arif Samad on
07780704845 for bookings






www.newcivilisation.com