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From CNN:<\/p>\n
MUNICH, Germany (AP) \u2014 Iran\u2019s nuclear program is not a threat to Israel and the country is prepared to settle all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency within three weeks, its top nuclear negotiator said Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ali Larijani, speaking at a forum that gathered the world\u2019s top security officials, said Iran doesn\u2019t have aggressive intentions toward any nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong,\u201d Larijani said. \u201cWe pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear research and development we are no threat to Israel. We have no intention of aggression against any country.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev dismissed Larijani\u2019s comments, saying Iran\u2019s government was trying to convince the international community to believe that their intentions are benign. \u201cThe fact is that they have failed in this attempt and there is a wall-to-wall consensus that the Iranian nuclear program is indeed military and aggressive and a threat to world peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iran insists it will not give up uranium enrichment, saying it is pursuing the technology only to generate energy. The United States and some of its allies fear the Islamic republic is more interested in enrichment\u2019s other application \u2014 creating the fissile core of nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n
The IAEA, led by Mohamed ElBaradei, has said it has found no evidence that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. But the U.N.\u2018s nuclear watchdog agency has suspended some aid to Iran and criticized the country for concealing certain nuclear activities and failing to answer questions about its program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have written to Mr. ElBaradei to say we are ready to within three weeks to have the modality to solve all the outstanding issues with you,\u201d Larijani said at the forum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some of you may be wondering, \u201cwhy are you focusing on geopolitical stuff with Iran and North Korea when we all know that the future risks from biotech, nanotech, and AI are so much more significant than these present-day squabbles?\u201d Several reasons: 1) These issues affect us today. The medium-term future (5\u221220 years) will be shaped by what happens in the next 5 years. Look at the impact that 9\u201311 had. (Lifeboat Foundation originally formed as a response to 9\u201311.) 2) If the world ends in some way before UFAI, it will likely involve military nanotechnology. A military nano arms race, if one occurs, will likely be launched based on some geopolitical precedent. The seeds of which could very well be seen in the headlines of today. 3) Focusing on the present gives us a bit more credibility. What kind of organization would Lifeboat be if we only looked at the future, and never the present or the past? Some enthusiasts may be comfortable focusing almost exclusively on the future, but in mainstream punditry, this is just not done. No need to sideline ourselves unnecessarily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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