Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent could be thrown into a world disarmament deal after President Obama called yesterday for the biggest summit to stop the spread of atomic weapons. In a move designed to increase pressure on Iran, up to 30 countries will be invited to Washington next spring for a nuclear security conference. Iran is likely to be forced to prove to the world that it does not have a nuclear weapons programme, Gordon Brown suggested at a press briefing last night. His words raised the prospect of inspectors visiting Tehran to verify the existence of weapons. Officials suggested that a refusal to provide evidence could lead to pariah status for Iran, pointing out that Libya had been admitted to the world community after renouncing a nuclear programme.
Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent could be thrown into a world disarmament deal after President Obama called yesterday for the biggest summit to stop the spread of atomic weapons.
In a move designed to increase pressure on Iran, up to 30 countries will be invited to Washington next spring for a nuclear security conference.
Iran is likely to be forced to prove to the world that it does not have a nuclear weapons programme, Gordon Brown suggested at a press briefing last night.
His words raised the prospect of inspectors visiting Tehran to verify the existence of weapons. Officials suggested that a refusal to provide evidence could lead to pariah status for Iran, pointing out that Libya had been admitted to the world community after renouncing a nuclear programme.
Deceptive and slippery. Politics before country. always. keep to the Fen Causeway
