Iran's Nuclear Program

American Voices

October 1, 2003 | ISSUE 39•38

Iran faces an Oct. 31 U.N. deadline to prove that it has no secret atomic-weapons program. What do you think?

If armageddon devices of biblical proportion don't belong in the hands of fundamentalist religious extremists, where do they belong?

Matt Donnelly
Editor
A standoff over nuclear weapons? Fun! My father told me about those!

Steve Buck
Cashier
We have bigger things to worry about in the Mideast than nuclear weapons.

Bob Wiltfong
Revenue Agent
If Iran breaks the deadline, they'll be in direct conflict with the U.N., which is a really big deal if you're not America.

Jessica Allen
Systems Analyst
I know how Iran feels! Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines! Ack!

Rachel Biello
Paralegal
Everyone always says Halloween is going to be scary, but when the International Atomic Energy Agency says it, you can believe it.

Kurt Braunholer
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