Iran - on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons and the leading state sponsor of terrorism - will take heart from yet another UN gabfest on nuclear terrorism. UN International Atomic Energy Chief, Yukiya Amano, told the assembled: "The threat of nuclear terrorism is real." No kidding. He then told the 1,300 participants: "Your presence here sends an important message: that the world is serious about enhancing global efforts to protect nuclear and other radioactive material..." If the world was actually serious about nuclear terrorism, it would take the obvious first step - stop Iran now. Instead, the conference-goers adopted a serious
"Declaration" on their seriousness. Seriously. Here are a couple of gems from the latest UN contribution to preventing nuclear terrorism: "We, Ministers of the Member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):..."11. Encourage the IAEA, in consultation with Member States, to consider ways of further promoting the exchange, on a voluntary basis, of information on the implementation of the legal instruments relevant to nuclear security. 12. Encourage States to further minimize the use of high enriched uranium on a voluntary basis and to use low enriched uranium where technically and economically feasible."