It is mystifying that mention of a directive involving the free access and security of space assets is transformed into a ruthless drive for space weaponization ("Weapons in Space," editorial, May 24).
In June 1958 a new research and development authority named RAFAEL (a Hebrew acronym for the Armaments Development Authority) was established within the Ministry of Defense to assist in the weaponization side of the project, along with the organization of the Dimona Nuclear Research Centre to be built in the Negev.
At the Oxford English Dictionary, Jesse Sheidlower, the principal editor of the North American editorial unit, said weaponization and weaponized were already in the dictionary and they would add weaponize as a verb.
update depicted the report as reinforcing the essential conclusion of the 2007 paper: Iran halted weaponization in 2003.
There may or may not be weaponization in Iran today, but I don't think it is an interesting question.
In exchange, Iran would accept the International Atomic Energy Agency's definition of "objective guarantees" that the Iranian nuclear program will remain peaceful and not be diverted toward weaponization in the future.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police has recommended against it," warns Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst at the ACLU, noting that there is already political pressure in favor of weaponization: "At the same time, it is inevitable that we will see [increased] pressure to allow weaponized drones.
Yes, animals have been used in war, law enforcement and hunting since the dawn of humanity, but typically those animals are agents in their own weaponization.
If the sanctions can successfully be paused, the next battle looms: Will Congress be able to accept a good deal that puts constraints on Iran's nuclear program to protect against weaponization in exchange for sanctions relief?
The one bright spot on the horizon is the recently concluded deal with Iran to shut down the majority of its nuclear weaponization program in exchange for the removal of sanctions, which were lifted this week by both the U.S. and the United Nations.
