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" Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon. "

Mohamed ElBaradei

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

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" Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised. "

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" Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don't think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology. "

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" You either have a civil society or you don't. "

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" I'm used to politics at an international level: people put together an argument and, even if you vehemently disagree with them, well, you can recognise it's an argument and respond. "

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