The Wanderer

By Senthil Ratnasabapathy

As Iran readies for another round of talks with western powers over its controversial nuclear programme, there is debate within the international non-proliferation circles about the best strategy or strategies to prevent another Iran-type situation from developing.

The debate has been necessitated by a number of developments, ranging from the availability of once confidential technology information through the Internet and the emergence of non-state actors such as Pakistan’s Abdul Qadir Khan, who act in the interest of state actors but involve in illicit activities often using governmental resources to transfer sensitive technology, to the open seeking of nuclear power and its technology in a world where the need to look beyond the fossil fuel sources for power is ever growing.

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