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Turning to Iran, in early February, the spokesman of Iran's Supreme
Council for National Security publicly announced that Tehran would never
scrap its nuclear program. This came in the midst of negotiations with EU-3
members (Britain, Germany and France) who are seeking objective
guarantees that Iran will not use nuclear technology for nuclear weapons.
The nuclear standoff with Iran has significant regional and global
implications, not the least of which is the potential for Israel to strike
militarily at Iran's nuclear facilities.
Meanwhile, Iran continues its pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles, such
as an improved version of its 1,300 km range Shahab-3, to add to the
hundreds of short-range SCUD missiles it already has. And, Tehran
continues to support terrorist groups in the region, such as Hizballah, and
could encourage increased attacks in Israel and the Palestinian Territories to
derail progress toward peace. Iran also reportedly is supporting some anti-
Coalition activities in Iraq and seeking to influence the future character of
the Iraqi state. Finally, Iran's conservatives are likely to consolidate their
power in the June presidential elections, further marginalizing the reform
movement.
As I mentioned earlier, China is a rising power that is increasingly confident
and active on the international stage, trying to ensure it has a voice on major
international issues, secure its access to natural resources, and is able to
counter what it sees as US efforts to contain or encircle it. During the past
decade or so, Beijing has undertaken an impressive military modernization
that is tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait, and improving13
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