Agreeing to Disagree

In the article, Iran Vows to Expand its Nuclear Program by Thomas Erdbrink of The Post, reports Iran's intentions to build 10 more nuclear enrichment plants. Enrichment plants are used to increase to amount of radioactive material. Iran has never followed the rules of nuclear conduct laid down by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN security council. Some Iranian parliamentary officials feel that Iran has been more than cooperative and should instead cut international discussions on the subject. However, this is unlikely. By increasing nuclear enrichment plants, there are growing fears that Iran will not use their uranium exclusively for nuclear energy. It could possibly be used for production of nuclear weapons. Even though President Ahmadinejad said he would dramatically increase nuclear power output, the claim is hard to believe. Iran has never been completely successful at developing their nuclear program. Construction for the Natanz nuclear program began eight years ago, but the plant has yet to be operational. All-in-all with Iran pushing for less restriction and Western powers pushing for more conformity, the two sides can only compromise at the moment.

The Article was very well reported and had an elegant flow that allowed the story to grow and progress. It was a nice touch by Erdbrink to end the story one compromise. It was a nice way to look at an alternate perspective to the story that was mainly focused on the disagreements of the two sides. The Lead was very clear and to-the-point; it also included the possible repercussions of this new development.