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A Talk About the Iran Nuclear Weapons Deal

Date:
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Ron Zucker
Email:
Phone:
650-286-0332
Location Details:
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo, CA 94401

http://www.uusanmateo.org/

In July, the P5 + 1 (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany) signed a deal with Iran to halt Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon for at least 10 years. The deal could be a meaningful step along the path to a more peaceful Middle East.

The Joint Cooperative Plan of Action (JCPOA) has already faced its share of detractors: Many Congressional Republicans and a handful of Democrats spearheaded a letter to Iran prior to and unsuccessful legislation following the agreement, all meant to derail it. Israel still talks about military action, and has its backers for that in Congress as well as the U.S. national security establishment

Andy Lichterman, board member and policy analyst for the Oakland-based Western States Legal Foundation, will discuss the deal and its immediate implications. Andy will also review the long-running confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program, as well as less-discussed aspects of the broader context of nuclear weapons. These include the forces that drive acquisition of nuclear technology worldwide - and how movements for a more fair and peaceful world might well respond to conflicts among states at a time when many governments are largely unaccountable to their people. As such, he will address creating the kind of broad political climate where a deal such as the JCPOA would be harder to attack than has lately been the case.

Andy Lichterman is a lawyer who has represented peace and environmental activists in a variety of settings, and also taught at alternative law schools for many years. In recent years his work has focused on the purposes and impacts of U.S. nuclear and other strategic weapons programs - including their effect on global disarmament efforts. He has also focused on the relationship between nuclear technologies, militarism, and the global economy.

Join us for insight on the nuclear agreement with Iran, both for now and the future. The UUSM is wheelchair accessible.
Added to the calendar on Tue, Oct 6, 2015 11:04AM
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