The basic problem with the Non-Proliferation Treaty is there's no teeth in it, no penalties for countries that don't comply. Worse, as you say, the very naïve structure of the NPT has actually made it helpful for countries who want… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The real concern is that Iran would do what Pakistan did. Pakistan wanted nuclear weapons, like Iran, purely for defensive reasons - to defend itself against India. The problem was that once Pakistan acquired the weapons, it allowed the country… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
Once Iran gets nuclear weapons, they may believe that they are no longer vulnerable to either. — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
Most Iranians are sick and tired of revolutions. They've had one for the last 25 years, and they don't want another one. Those who've… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The US has just consistently tried to ignore Iran. And this is ironic because the Iranians believe that the United States is as obsessed… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
Our support for the Shah, the CIA coup in 1953 - has become infused into the Iranian political discourse. The regime that came to… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The Europeans are starting to show that they're finally serious about the Iranian nuclear program, and they appear to be willing to use sticks… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution. — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
I think if you could remove all of the baggage - all of the ideology, the history, whatever else - and look in purely… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The Iranians are very skilled terrorist, and we'd have to expect that they'd hit at us as hard as they could. Especially in Iraq,… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
More likely, there were probably some real divisions within the Iranian government - some groups wanted to ally with al Qaeda against us, others… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The basic problem with the Non-Proliferation Treaty is there's no teeth in it, no penalties for countries that don't comply. Worse, as you say,… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
The real concern is that Iran would do what Pakistan did. Pakistan wanted nuclear weapons, like Iran, purely for defensive reasons - to defend… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
Iran uses terrorism very instrumentally as an element of foreign policy; they are not just intent on just killing as many people as possible,… — Kenneth M. Pollack Copy Share Image
