Iran has been a member of the Nonproliferation Treaty since 1970 and claims not to have a nuclear weapons program. U.S. officials, however, believe Iran is trying to build the…
Iran
The Wisconsin Project publishes Iran Watch, a comprehensive website that tracks Iran’s ability to develop nuclear and chemical weapons, its ballistic missile and drone programs, and Iran’s efforts to evade the sanctions aimed at inhibiting this work. All of the Project’s analysis related to Iran, as well as a library of official documents and profiles of hundreds of Iranian entities linked to proliferation and their foreign suppliers, is available on Iran Watch. The content listed below reflects the Project’s early research and advocacy on Iran, and a selection of more recent work.
Iran Missile Update – 1999
In July 1998, Iran took a giant step forward in its missile program by flight-testing the Shahab-3, an 800-mile nuclear-capable missile that will be able to reach Israel, Saudi Arabia,…
Iran Chemical Weapon Update – 1998
In February 1997, Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet named Iran as among the twenty countries that the CIA suspects of having or developing chemical and biological weapons. In May…
Testimony: Iran’s WMD Helpers
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and…
Iran: Missile Development
Step by step, Iran is mastering the art of missile production. With help from North Korea, Iran has learned to build its own version of the Soviet Scud-B missile, which…
Iran: Shopping for Missile Technology
Although Iran has launched an aggressive effort to build long-range missiles, its success will depend almost entirely upon imports. According to a 1996 Pentagon study that ranks countries’ military capabilities,…
Iran Replies to the Risk Report; Denies It Wants the Bomb
Dr. Mohamed Sadegh Ayatollahi, Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, has written a detailed response to the September issue of…
Iran: Nuclear Suspicion Grows
U.S. intelligence believes Iran is running a two-track nuclear effort. On one side, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is buying reactors for a “civilian” nuclear program. On the…
Iran: IAEA Seeks Enhanced International Inspections
The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna has seen “no evidence” that Iran has a military nuclear program, says spokesman David Kyd. But, Kyd is quick to add: “We don’t…
Iran: Washington Tightens the Screws – 1979-1995
The scope of U.S. trade sanctions against Iran has steadily widened since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, culminating in the embargo declared in May. Criminal penalties for breaking the embargo…