Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradeilbæˈɾædʕi]; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who was the last Vice President of Egypt serving on an acting basis from 14 July 2013 until his resignation on 14 August 2013...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 June 1942
CityCairo, Egypt
CountryEgypt
Mohamed ElBaradei quotes about
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the slow progress of the nuclear-weapons states toward making good on their commitments to move toward nuclear disarmament -- with 27,000 warheads still in existence -- is creating an environment of cynicism among the non-nuclear weapons states.
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Fast-growing global energy demands, an increased emphasis on the security of energy supply and the risk of climate change are driving a renewed consideration in many quarters towards investment in nuclear power.
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Our agency will fully support Turkey's nuclear energy program.
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Because if you have the fissile material, you are a few months away from the ability to develop a nuclear weapon, should you decide to do that. And that margin of security is very, very close for comfort.
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We need to re-examine our rules of the game. We need to adjust our defenses ... The first line of defense is having adequate protection of nuclear material.
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We have our inspectors still on the ground, still monitoring the freeze of North Korean nuclear activities.
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It is essential that we take steps to eliminate both access to and production of material for nuclear weapons.
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We are now working with them to neutralize any activities, any programs that could have led to a nuclear weapon,
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We have not seen diversion of nuclear material for weapons purposes, but the picture is still hazy and not very clear.
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If a state has the ability to do that (enrich uranium or plutonium), that means that it is only a few months from producing nuclear weapons.
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I work on facts. We fortunately were proven right in Iraq, we were the only ones that said at the time that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons, and I hope this time people will listen to us.
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Barring exceptional circumstances and provided there is the sustained, proactive cooperation by Iraq, we should be able in the next few months to provide credible assurance that Iraq has no nuclear weapons program.
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We need to bite the bullet and see how we can move beyond nuclear weapons deterrence, and I think that we have not done that yet.
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There have been two nuclear shocks to the world already,