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February 10, 2017

Recent Iranian Missile Tests Show the Weaknesses of the Nuclear Deal

And of the UN resolution that buttresses it.

On January 29, Tehran tested a medium-range ballistic missile and then announced plans to continue with further tests. The Islamic Republic argues that such tests are permitted under the terms of the nuclear deal, which skirted the issue of delivery systems for nuclear weapons, and under the terms of Security Council Resolution 2231, which gives the deal the stamp of international law and in which “Iran is called upon not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons.” Olli Heinonen explains:

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