iOS app Android app More  Paul Heroux   The Iranian Nuclear
Program: A Consistent Lack of Evidence  Posted: 06/07/2012 11:19
am  Persistent Concerns  In the American media, there is a
persistent concern that Iran has decided and is pursuing a
nuclear weapons program. This narrative has made its way into
the belief system where 84 percent of Americans believe that
Iran has a nuclear weapons program.  Yet the U.S. intelligence
community has said on many occasions that there is still no
evidence of a weapons program. We are not talking about a lack
of consistent evidence; we are talking about a consistent lack
of evidence.  The main problem with Iran's nuclear program isn't
that it is a nuclear program -- many nations have a nuclear
program, even nuclear weapons programs. The problem is a lack of
trust that each party has for the other.  Iran doesn't trust
that the West isn't seeking regime change, although the West
would like to see that. The West doesn't trust that Iran's
nuclear program is, as Iran maintains,