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The U.S. is related to nuclear weapons through its role as a global power managing nuclear proliferation, specifically regarding Iran's nuclear program {fact:2, 4, 6, 7, 8}, its strategic deterrence relationship with China [1], and historical claims regarding its own nuclear testing [2].
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Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 6 facts
claimThe Buffalo News asserts that failing to reach an agreement with Iran guarantees that Iran will continue to seek nuclear weapons, which could ignite a war as the United States and Israel attempt to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear capability.
perspectiveThe Savannah Morning News argues that the Iran nuclear deal is a historic achievement that reduces the likelihood of the United States needing to go to war to prevent Iran from deploying a nuclear weapon, and praises President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry for their roles.
claimThe agreement reached on July 14, 2015, between the United States, its international partners, and Iran purports to bar Iran from developing nuclear weaponry in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
accountThe United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany negotiated an interim deal that has sharply limited Iran's nuclear activities and were working toward a permanent agreement to further reduce the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
quoteThe New York Times stated that the final nuclear deal with Iran announced by the United States and other major world powers puts strong, verifiable limits on Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon for at least 10 to 15 years.
claimHaaretz claims that if Iran's nuclear facilities had been bombed five years prior to 2015 by Israel or the United States, the reactors would have been rehabilitated and Iran would be closer to obtaining nuclear weapons.
Steven M. Greer - Wikiquote en.wikiquote.org 1 fact
claimSteven Greer claims that covert projects have misinterpreted extraterrestrial actions, citing an incident where an extraterrestrial vehicle intercepted and destroyed a nuclear weapon that the United States attempted to detonate on the moon to demonstrate power to the USSR. Greer argues this was an act of protection for the moon and space, rather than hostility.
Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 1 fact
perspectiveChina views its nuclear weapons as symbols of great power status and as a deterrent against military intervention or threats from the United States.