Another country wants nuclear power for 'peaceful purposes' - and for once I actually believe it .
Mainly because it is Jordan, which is not exactly rich in fossil fuels, and has a thoroughly sensible and moderate head of state in King Abdullah II.
He is interviewed in Haaretz, and comments:
"We are actually looking at nuclear power for peaceful and energy purposes. We've been discussing it with the West. "I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction".
So, as my headline makes abundantly clear, I've got no problem with Jordan pursuing a nuclear programme.
Naturally the core of the interview involves Arab-Israeli relations, and he comments: "Why do we want a two-state solution? We want a two-state solution because we envisage the future of Israel not just having borders with Jordan, Syria or Egypt. The future of Israelis, if I was to put myself in your shoes, is to be welcomed from Morocco on the Atlantic to Oman on the Indian Ocean. I think that is the prize for the Israelis".
He is interviewed in Haaretz, and comments:
"We are actually looking at nuclear power for peaceful and energy purposes. We've been discussing it with the West. "I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction".
So, as my headline makes abundantly clear, I've got no problem with Jordan pursuing a nuclear programme.
Naturally the core of the interview involves Arab-Israeli relations, and he comments: "Why do we want a two-state solution? We want a two-state solution because we envisage the future of Israel not just having borders with Jordan, Syria or Egypt. The future of Israelis, if I was to put myself in your shoes, is to be welcomed from Morocco on the Atlantic to Oman on the Indian Ocean. I think that is the prize for the Israelis".
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So, as my headline makes abundantly clear, I've got no problem with Jordan pursuing a nuclear programme.
You are so much more broadminded/naive than I. Jordan is 60% Palestinian and is a regime kept afloat by its Secret Police....it is hardly a stable democracy.
Israel might as well pack up shop if Jordan has a reactor since that would in effect be an in-situ atomic bomb
I know there are plenty of folk less than favourable to Israel in those parts, but having a reactor in Jordan - if push cames to shove - takes us back to M.A.D.
TOTALLY irrelevant sidetrack - I am yet to find a French equivalent to 'shove', so that phrase cannot be rendered in French. Which is sad.
Jordan is very weak politically. It has no more popular mandate than Egypt, less even. I think nuclear power is best held in the hands of democratic regimes where the votes of the people can constrain the eccentricities of the politicians.
So that's just Israel then?
I suppose Jordan is the best of a bad bunch.
Jordan's democratic and, with King Hussein and his successor King Abdullah having graduated from Sandhurst, I think we can be assured that the current king (married to the beautiful Palestinian Queen Ramilla) is pro-West and pro-co-existence for everyone.
It was the Palestinian intelligence services which fingered Zarkawi, BTW. In the sense of intelligence services, Jordan is a major, if very quiet, player.
Voyager, obviously I could be wrong and, of course, I hope I am not, but I think King Abdullah is trying to think a way out of this mess. Jordan has no oil. Would you rather see him dependent on the Saudis than developing nuclear reactors?
I posted a comment about Jordan only to be told Blogger Has A Problem.
This is new?
Blogger has a lot of problems and they are increasing in frequency.
Now I see my comment was posted. This is all confusing because we don't know where we are.
I think nuclear power has great potential as being used for peaceful purposes.I mean,c'mon this is the 21st century!
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