The IAEA must conduct the same probing exercises in all
nations without prejudice to avoid creating political entitlement to
nuclear weapons only for allies of the global power structure.
6. It is true that the IAEA is essentially an impotent force. Its use
in the lead up to the Iraq War demonstrated its simultaneous capacity for
effectiveness in the efforts at non-proliferation as well as its central
weakness. When Security Council Resolutions placed the IAEA on the ground
there, it suggested that the body would perform the function for which it
was intended. However, with the obstruction of the United States to its
efforts, it also proved essentially meaningless in the face of powerful
opposition. This denotes the far-reaching shortcomings of the global
community as a whole.
7. In sum, the United States and China already assume a unilateral
position where such nations as North Korea is concerned....
Particularly, the
U.S. policy on North Korea tends to dominate its diplomatic scenario, and
stems from the U.S. perspective of itself as possessing the nuclear upper-
hand and intending to maintain it. However, the United States finds itself
battling an irresistible force, which is the proliferation of technology.
This is an evolutionary reality in which knowledge and technical ability
are disseminated without the possibility of retraction. This is a the
nature of the nuclear spiral.
8. This highlights one of the core conflicts in attempting to pin down
the issue of non-proliferation insofar as many nations desire nuclear
capability as a way to generate energy. This can be an affordable source
for developing nations. Until the world community can establish a
consistent policy for prevention of weaponization, this will be a loose end
that can lead to the dangerous proliferation of nuclear knowledge.
