Daniel Flitton; 8/11/07
Former United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has warned that Iran’s nuclear ambition is more serious than was the case with Iraq in 2003. Dr Blix delivered the Sydney Peace Prize Lecture last night, saying he was still optimistic the international community could escape the threat posed by nuclear weapons.But he said that souring relations between the big world powers could raise long-term military tensions.
Future lies somewhere between heaven and hell – Arms
Hans Blix; 8/11/07
Two years ago Kofi Annan rightly noted that the world was “sleepwalking” into new arms races. By now we must wake up to a second inconvenient truth – new build-ups of arms. The United Kingdom has decided to continue its nuclear submarine program. The United States proposes to develop a new standard nuclear weapon and is expanding its missile shield. China is modernising its armed forces and has shot down a weather satellite of its own, demonstrating a capability for military action in space. Russia has resumed routine long-distance flights with nuclear-armed planes. Iran is developing a uranium enrichment capability that could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons. Non-state actors are planning for further terrorism.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/future-lies-somewhere-between-heaven-and-hell/2007/11/07/1194329317522.html