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" I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Way

Independent

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Mohamed ElBaradei

Position

Within

" You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East. "

" I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression. "

" Countries that perceive themselves to be vulnerable can be expected to try to redress that vulnerability - and in some cases, they will pursue clandestine weapons programs. "

" You need to form a grand coalition, and you need to put your ideological differences aside and work together to focus on people's basic needs. You can't eat sharia. "

" It's up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt. "

" I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons. "

" The Egyptians have grown in confidence, they've tasted freedom, and there's no way back. "

" When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world. "

" The U.S. engages with North Korea, so I don't see why they can't engage with Iran. "

" I think one country with nuclear weapons is one country too many. "

" I guess law was always interesting to me because you deal with constants. I like to deal with constants, abstracts, constants and reason and ration, rational approaches to things. I don't know, I never really thought why I wanted to study law. But if you ask me whether I would do it again, absolutely. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

You

Thought

" You're shooting yourself in the foot if you isolate or disempower the moderates. "

" Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament. "

" If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included. "

" Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have. "

" I think people are distrustful of politicians and are looking for someone who is telling the truth with no hidden agenda. "

" If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure? "

" If you have nothing to hide, there is no reason not to be transparent. "

" Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons. "

" I hear that from so many different governments, people coming to me and saying, 'You should be careful'. But I don't want to go around with bodyguards. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

Want

You

" In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign. "

" I'm not a grassroots organizer; that is clear. I believe in a division of labor. I'm not trained to organize the grassroots, and grassroots has to come from the grassroots. "

" I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work, if Iraq provides full cooperation, we should still be able to avoid a war. "