Münster 2017 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 3: Political and Technical Challenges to Disarmament and Nuclear Diplomacy

AGA 3.2: Hauptvortrag

Donnerstag, 30. März 2017, 15:00–16:00, S Aula

Why the JCPoA is a solid deal - interfaces between technology and diplomacy in the nuclear negotiations between the E3/EU+3 and Iran — •Darius Rahimi-Larijani and Rafael Heinisch — Foreign Office, Berlin

The JCPoA agreed in Vienna on 14 July 2015 was a rare success of diplomacy in the Middle East built on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015), the JCPoA ensures that Iran's nuclear programme serves exclusively peaceful purposes. Tight restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment programme and the modernisation of the Arak research reactor limit Iran's capability to produce weapons-grade material in any possible break-out scenario. Any attempt to do so would be immediately detected by the IAEA which exercises a hitherto unprecedented level of transparency measures. In focusing on the interfaces between technology and diplomacy, this presentation makes the case for the JCPoA as a deal which has made the region and beyond safer and more secure.