An Iowan Considers a Nuclear Burma
In signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1992, Burma (aka Myanmar) agreed to refrain from development of nuclear weapons. Recently they declared themselves to be a non-nuclear state to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
At the same time, an Oslo, Norway based film company has uncovered evidence that the Burmese military, using revenues from the sale of natural gas to China, has interest and the financial position to explore the development of nuclear weapons. In a post 911 world, a nuclear Burma and its potential proliferation of nuclear weapons is of concern and warrants our attention.
Below is an excerpt from an article on the film in Foreign Policy's Online Magazine:
“If you're interested in international security, I strongly recommend that you check out a new documentary titled Burma's Nuclear Ambitions. The film comes from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), an Oslo-based nongovernmental organization that has made a name for itself as a source of good independent reporting on events inside that benighted country. The reporters at DVB spent the past five years collecting the material for this project, which makes a persuasive case that the generals who run Burma (aka Myanmar) have spent vast sums on a program to develop weapons of mass destruction.”
Deaton is a native Iowan living in rural Johnson County and weekend
editor of Blog for Iowa. E-mail Paul
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