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January 7, 2004
To: Officers, Rabbis, Key Contacts
From: Richard B. Stone, Chairman
Betty Ehrenberg, Director, International and Communal Affairs
Re: Iran’s Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons
Among the rogue regimes in the Middle East, Iran remains the
foremost threat to the United States and Israel. Iran is
accelerating its efforts to acquire missiles and weapons of mass
destruction. In a recent report, the International Atomic Energy
Agency detailed eighteen years of deception by Iran which
concealed from the IAEA that it has been enriching uranium and
separating plutonium – activities whose sole purpose is to create
atomic bombs. Iran is systematically violated its commitment under
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to foreswear the pursuit of
nuclear weapons and to report all its nuclear activities to the
IAEA.
Iran has been developing missiles that can strike any point in
Israel and will be able to deliver payloads of unconventional
weapons. Transfers of technology and expertise from Russia, China,
and North Korea are enabling Iran to accelerate these programs as
well as modernize its armed forces. Iran is also developing the
means to wage germ warfare despite having signed the Chemical
Weapons Convention. Several years ago, Congress passed ILSA
sanctions which have served to limit the funds available to Iran
for its WMD programs, which otherwise would be evolving even more
rapidly.
In spite of claims by Iranian President Khatemi of being
“moderate”, Iran remains the chief sponsor and financial backer of
the Palestinian terrorist organizations operating in the West Bank
and Gaza. It supplies Hizballah with advanced rockets, including
long range Katyusha rockets capable of striking deep to Israel.
Resolutions have been introduced in both houses of Congress
expressing deep concern regarding Iran’s failure to adhere to
nuclear safeguard agreements. The resolutions urge the president
and the international community to take all appropriate measures
to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear device. A nuclear warhead
in the hands of Iran would pose a great threat to the United
States and to our allies in the Middle East, including Israel. The
Senate resolution, S.Con.Res. 81, was introduced by Senators John
Kyl (R-AZ) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and the House version,
H.Con.Res. 332, was introduced by Representatives Curt Walden
(R-PA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Howard Berman
(D-CA). The resolution expresses the “deep concern of Congress
regarding the failure of the Islamic Republic of Iran to adhere to
its obligations under a safeguards agreement with the
International Atomic Energy Agency, and the engagement by Iran in
activities that appear to be designed to develop nuclear weapons.”
Please write or call your Senators and Representatives and urge
them to co-sponsor and help pass these resolutions in order to
help prevent Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Letters
and calls to Senators should refer to S.Con.Res. 81, and contact
to Representatives should refer to H.Con.Res. 332.
Write or call your Representatives and Senators at the addresses
below:
Representative _______________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel: 202-224-3121 (Ask for the name of your Representative)
Senator _______________
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Tel: 202-224-3121 (Ask for the name of your Senator)
Below is a sample letter which you may choose to use or adapt for
contacting your elected officials:
Dear (Senator _____________ or Representative
_________________),
Iran, the chief sponsor of international terrorist groups,
is accelerating its efforts to acquire missiles and weapons
of mass destruction. In a recent report, the IAEA details
eighteen years of deception by Iran which concealed that it
has been engaged in activities whose sole purpose is to
create atomic weapons.
A nuclear warhead in the hands of Iran would pose a grave
threat to the United States, our troops in the Middle East,
and our allies in the region, including Israel. A resolution
urging the President and the international community to take
all appropriate measures to prevent Iran from obtaining a
nuclear device has been introduced by (Senators John Kyle
(R-AZ) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) (Representatives Weldon
(R-PA), Harman (D-CA), Kirk (R-IL), and Berman (D-CA)). The
resolution (S.Con.Res. 81) (H.Con.Res. 332) expresses “the
deep concern of Congress regarding the failure of the
Islamic Republic of Iran to adhere to its obligations under
safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy
Agency, and the engagement by Iran in activities that appear
to be designed to develop nuclear weapons.”
(Senator _______________) (Representative _______________),
we strongly urge you to cosponsor and help pass this
important resolution to help stop Iran’s efforts to develop
nuclear weapons. We thank you for all you have done and
continue to do for the benefit of America's safety and
security.
Sincerely, |
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