Iran Reponds to UN Demands
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2006
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Iran wants to resume talks about its nuclear program, but nobody thinks it will stop enriching uranium that could provide fuel for an atom bomb.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.0 | Iran, the Security Council, and the atom bomb. |
| 0:14.3 | Hello again, I'm Mormon Alany, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:18.1 | The daily look at the issues, Americans care about most. |
| 0:20.6 | Iran today says it's ready for serious negotiations on its nuclear program, but that may not be good enough for the Bush administration. The U.S. and other Security Council members are studying what Iran calls a new formula, but nobody thinks Iran will stop enriching uranium. On to the point, if Iran refuses, can the UN agree on punishment for suspected progress |
| 0:40.7 | in building a nuclear bomb? |
| 0:42.6 | The available options might hurt the council members as much as they hurt Iran. |
| 0:46.6 | Is military action still on the table? |
| 0:49.3 | What are the political stakes inside Iran? |
| 0:52.4 | On reporter's notebook later on, a math wizard too honest to be rich or famous. |
| 0:58.2 | First, here's the news. |
| 1:02.9 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio |
| 1:08.7 | International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. |
| 1:13.7 | and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Mormon. I'll only back with To the Port. Iran wants to resume talks about its nuclear program, but nobody thinks it'll stop enriching uranium that might provide fuel for an atom bomb. |
| 1:24.4 | On To the Point, but look at the available options, including military |
| 1:27.5 | action and at the political dynamics inside Iran. On reporter's notebook, a world-class mathematician |
| 1:34.5 | says no to riches and fame. First, this news update, 11 suspects in the alleged plot to blow up |
| 1:41.2 | airliners bound for the U.S. were brought to court today in Britain. |
| 1:49.7 | The charges include conspiracy to murder and so-called martyrdom videos are part of the evidence. |
| 1:58.8 | There are chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, electrical components, documents, and other items. |
| 2:05.3 | Again, that was Peter Clark, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London. |
| 2:08.0 | Kim Sangupta is defense correspondent for the Independent. |
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