POINTS EAST & WEST
May 2013
‘A North Korean attack could be the last nail in the coffin of unchallenged American power in the world’
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April 2013
‘Just as Western governments failed to predict other nations’ nuclear tests before it was too late, so it may come to pass with Iran’
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January/February 2013
‘Despite appearances, if sanctions continue Iran’s economy will collapse well before it can assemble a nuclear weapon’
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November 2012
'Israel has been threatening to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran for two years now. Is it merely crying wolf?'
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