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No, the Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Make Your Grandma Die of Cancer

| Oct. 22, 2017

A response to the claim made in an Oct. 12 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action violates the American Medical Isotopes Production Act (AMIPA) of 2012.

On October 12, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed arguing that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) violates a U.S. law, American Medical Isotopes Production Act (AMIPA) of 2012.

We were almost grateful to see this new claim, as it becomes tiresome explaining the errors in more common critiques of the JCPOA.  Unfortunately for the authors – and inexplicably for the editors – the argument is premised on a series of claims that are easily, demonstrably false.

Working from non-alternative facts, there is not much to link the JCPOA and AMIPA.  To the extent that they are related, the JCPOA modestly advances AMIPA’s intent, which is to reduce the commercial use of highly enriched uranium, thus reducing proliferation risk.

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For Academic Citation: Blanc, Jarrett and AMB Laura S. H. Holgate.“No, the Iran Nuclear Deal Will Not Make Your Grandma Die of Cancer.” Arms Control Wonk, October 22, 2017.

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