ANALYTICAL APPROACH ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

The purpose of this paper has to do with a clear reflection of the indications whether the Iranian side has deviated from its peaceful nuclear program. To achieve this goal the true motive of Iran to possess nukes - nuclear weapons should be explored. An analytical method of interpreting the contradiction between the international legal acts and Iran's motives and political background will be used to understand completely the current nuclear status of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It will discuss the serious concessions by Iran which neglects to inform the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter IAEA) on a regular and periodical basis regarding the enrichment with sensitive uranium and reprocessing of its activities. The enriched uranium can be used for peaceful purposes or for nuclear weapons. Furthermore, the paper will discuss the Iranian official statements which declare that its nuclear program has only peaceful purposes and that it has less than 5% enriched uranium (this amount may be sufficient only for civilian nuclear fuel power plants). On the other side, the Board of Governors of the IAEA, had reported to the United Nations Security Council Iranian activities of noncompliance with the Safeguards Agreement (signed between the IAEA and Iran). This study identifies the main factors of nuclear proliferation, the legal gaps regarding the international legal framework of nuclear security and other influencing political factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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