Finishing up the inheritance here when Michael First joined as a fellow and you know, at the end of the day, he would come by either my office or his office and his endless curiosity for for how this would play out, his love of the wonderfully ambiguous nature of dealing with the iranian. The questions of whether or not the specifics of the deal led to a much greater political kind of reconciliation, a subject that my great colleague, mark, will take up in a moment. He was also wonderfully into the weeds. And wonderfully competitive in that way that somebodys whos been a reporter all his life can be. When i r reported in the book after i wrote after i had done the inter hans than the United States had been involved in a lengthy cyber saab technology, that was really the first use of a cyber weapon by the United States against another state, i think michael was probably the first person who called me the day they ran the excerpt in the paper. And his mind had moved three chess steps out
It talked initially about two reactors, the possibility of moving up to eight. We know from our own experience here in the United States, we know from the japanese experience and the European Experience its a lot easier to announce reactors than to build reactors, although it would be interesting to see if a not in my Backyard Movement crops up in iran. That would be an interesting story. It creates a rational of sorts under which the iranians could justify going up to the supreme fugse as 0,000 sentry a rational for fueling these when they get built. It takes so long to build them, they would have plenty of time to do this. To that degree it helps. The other side is the iranians are inefficient producers of uranium. If they wanted to do this at a cheaper price they would buy the nuclear fuel on the open market. There is a glut oist, particularly after the japanese closed down so many of their reactors. But there was a glut before that time. And so it doesnt make a lot of sense for the
Complete deniability. If i was the United States or the iranians i would want to keep it that way. Mark, in your presentation you mentioned that in iraq and the United States and iran are kind of tacitly in alignment supporting the central government, perceived as a broader shiite government. In syria the interests begin to diverge over the future of assad. How do you see that tension playing out over time, particularly when you have u. S. Forces in iraq where you also have iranian forces. Some inadvertent action that run up against each other how do you see these issues getting worked out over time . He makes this intriguing prospect of American Forces in iraq somehow not fighting advisers there are going to be engaged in combat. That is very much a disagreement depending on whether you talk to someone at the pentagon are at the white house. Certainly the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff have indicated that the pentagon envisions they will be working with iraqi forces on the grou
A slight breeze out of the northwest 5 to 15 miles per hour. Mostly sunny pleasant, 72 degrees, thats the forecasted high. Much cooler on the sand. If youre down the shore temperatures are cooler closer to the water. Thanks to the sea breeze youll stay that way this afternoon. Looking ahead beautiful weekend overall e turning hotter and more humid next week. First heat wave on the way, when i come back well talk about that and i will have the forecast for weekend city, shore and poconos. Looking live hd atlantic city, many people are he had shore to ring in the unofficial start of the summer. Annie mccormick has more on how people are celebrating in wildwood. Reporter kites lit up the skies in wildwood. On the boardwalk you can find the tram car back in action and kids up past their bedtime. Were going to the pool. Reporter and what about the beach . Yeah. Reporter with parts who dont seem to mind. With parents who dont seem to mind. Well be spontaneous and see what happens. Reporter o
Commissioner matsuda that expected to be absent first on your junked is Public Comment please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones code please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person s responsible for the ringing or use of a applying if you have the one speaker card richard and good afternoon commissioners my name is rishtd rothman i want to talk about measure rallies mile favorite subject the commission the assessment started on the building at the zoo and hopefully, well on houch that will cost and to reopen the building the murals except for that the western wall they look fantastic and the other issue the skubtd mural the George Washington high school that makes the coit tower the most concentration of the murals is at George Washington it is not National Landmark so working with supervisor eric mars and heritage and your staff we can bring this about and fix up those about how far murals and get the recognition that those mur