CIAO DATE: 05/2010
March 2010
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
On March 17, 2010, U.S. deputy secretary of energy Daniel Poneman addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute on nuclear proliferation and nuclear power in the Middle East. Deputy Secretary Poneman served previously in the Clinton administration as senior director for nonproliferation and export controls on the National Security Council. Last year, Mr. Poneman led the U.S. team in Geneva-based negotiations with Iran over the Tehran Research Reactor. The following is an excerpt of Deputy Secretary Poneman's remarks and a rapporteur's summary of the question-and-answer session that followed.
Resource link: Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Power in the Middle East [PDF] - 13K