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Article: Iran's Nuclear Program Poses Tough Challenges.
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- Kiplinger Business Forecasts
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- September 28, 2004
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Byline:Andrew C. Schneider
As a European-brokered deal to rein in Iran's nuclear program unravels, Tehran is developing the capability to build a nuclear bomb. As much as this worries the U.S. and other western nations, the chances of reversing Iran's course appear slim. Beyond the dicey diplomatic route, existing options for pressuring the country's leaders-a boycott of Iranian oil, an embargo on technology sales to Iran or even a military strike-face major obstacles.
The brewing crisis over Iran's nuclear status will start to boil after Nov. 25, when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issues a report on Iran to the United Nations Security ...