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Iraq, Iran and Patterns in Foreign Policy
The Iraq Liberation Act got little attention when Congress passed it in 1998, but it was used later to help set the nation on the path to war. What is the Iran Freedom Support Act, also passed with little attention just one month ago? Will it set the stage for confrontation--as opposed to diplomacy--over Iran’s nuclear program? Plus, North Korea surprises the world by agreeing to rejoin the six-nations talks, and NASA changes its mind on the Hubble Telescope.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe Iraq Liberation Act got little attention when Congress passed it in 1998, but it was used later to help set the nation on the path to war. What is the Iran Freedom Support Act, also passed with little attention just one month ago?Will it set the stage for confrontation—as opposed to diplomacy—over Iran’s nuclear program?Plus, North Korea surprises the world by agreeing to rejoin the six-nations talks, and NASA changes its mind on the Hubble Telescope.
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3 storiesNorth Korea Agrees to Rejoin Nuclear Talks
Three weeks after North Korea conducted its first atomic explosion, a diplomatic surprise today announced by the US and China. North Korea will rejoin the six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament.
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It sounds as if every subject is fair game in this year's elections, but one issue that's not being debated is America's posture toward Iran. Before leaving Washington to campaign, Republicans and Democrats passed the Iran Freedom Support Act , which the President signed with little fanfare.
Read the story35 minNASA Decides to Fix the Hubble Telescope
Since it was launched into orbit in 1990, the Hubble Telescop e has produced spectacular images of the universe, popularized astronomy and advanced the understanding of space. But without repairs and adjustments, it could be lost to science. After the Columbia disaster, NASA decreed that repairing the Hubble was unsafe for astronauts.
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