WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JCPOA

MissouriIran Nuclear Deal Is A Path Away From War“We have seen what comes of U.S. involvement in Middle East wars — destabilization,new terrorist threats and more war. The pact with Iran announced Tuesday is aboutdiminishing the chances of the United States going to war to stop Iran from deployinga nuclear weapon. To that end, the U.S. and its negotiating partners forged a sounddeal. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry should be hailedfor a historic achievement. To gain the lifting of international economic sanctions,Iran agreed to surrender 98 percent of its supply of low-enriched uranium and toremove two-thirds of its nuclear centrifuges — technology that spins uranium into theconcentrated form that could produce a nuclear explosion. Iran also agreed not to seekor possess highly enriched uranium for at least 15 years. Significantly, it consented tofull-time monitoring of every aspect of its nuclear program.”– Kansas City Star, 7/14/15NebraskaPerhaps The Most Important Thing To Keep In Mind Is That Without A Deal,Iran Will Be Free To Develop Its Nuclear Program Without Any Restrictions.Iran Has Everything It Needs, Including Skilled Scientists.“The only real question that needs to be answered on the Iran deal is whether the worldis a safer place with it, or without it. Because the world is violent, and things often arenot what they seem, the question is extraordinarily difficult to answer. It’s unfortunatethat too many members of Congress had their minds made up before the details of theagreement were announced, and before the deal could be evaluated… Perhaps the mostimportant thing to keep in mind is that without a deal, Iran will be free to develop itsnuclear program without any restrictions. Iran has everything it needs, including skilledscientists. Informed guesses range from months to years on how quickly Iran couldcreate a nuclear weapon. If the deal is what the Obama administration claims, it willslow that process, for example, with new limits on how many centrifuges the countrycan operate to purify nuclear material.”– Journal Star, 7/16/15