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Iran Doesn't Have a Nuclear Weapons Program. Why Do Media Keep Saying It Does?
When it comes to Iran, do basic facts matter? Evidently not, since dozens and dozens of journalists keep casually reporting that Iran has a "nuclear weapons program" when it does not—a problem FAIR has reported on over the years (e.g., 9/9/15). Let's take a look at some of the outlets spreading this falsehood in just the past five days:
Business Insider (10/13/17): "The deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), aims to incentivize Iran to curb its nuclear weapons program by lifting crippling international economic sanctions."
New Yorker (10/16/17): "One afternoon in late September, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called a meeting of the six countries that came together in 2015 to limit Iran's nuclear weapons program."
Washington Post (10/16/17): "The administration is also considering changing or scrapping an international agreement regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program."
CNN (10/17/17): "In reopening the nuclear agreement, [Trump] risks having Iran advance its nuclear weapons program at a time when he confronts a far worse nuclear challenge from North Korea that he can't resolve."
The problem with all of these excerpts: There is no documentation that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 23 2017, @11:23PM
The problem is you can use a nuclear plant program for a weapons program as well. Of course Iran doesn't claim they have a weapons program. If you just take their word for it, its just for power. The fact is, given Iran's own statements, such as their comments on Israel, its pretty obvious that they are after weapons. So, these people are just taking Irans word for it. They are telling us that we should just trust Iran and that its honest and trustworthy. If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. Whats really going on here is leftists who think that the USA and Israel is pure evil, and that anything that would undermine either by making other contries much more powerful is a good thing. A leftist is a statist so they admire all of these totalitarian countries.