The competition for last week's "What Not to Read" came down to two articles on the recent Obama-Medvedev summit. The first, which I chose to critique, was Ralph Peters' folly in the New York Post. The second was Charles Krauthammer's fallacious piece in the Washington Post. Thankfully, TNR columist Peter Scoblic got around to Krauthammer.
If I had the power to ban partisan hacks from writing about one area, it would be arms control. Ralph Peters' truly horrible piece in the New York Post last Tuesday is a perfect example of a writer trying to score political points and in the process totally butchering the facts.
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With all of the recent discussion of how the US should approach Iran, I think it is important to take a step back and look a how the whole mess started. Today, I'll focus on the role the US Atoms for Peace program played in the development of Iran's nuclear program.
The history of America's nuclear policy is riddled with irony. Even in this tradition, Iran's nuclear program stands out as a prime example of how yesterday's solutions can quickly become today's problems.
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