Oversight

Addressing Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Date: April 24, 2008
Time: 9:30am
Agenda:

Although the release of the December 2007 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran has led some to question the immediacy of the Iranian threat, the NIE affirmed Iran’s continued enrichment of uranium and its simultaneous pursuit of ballistic missile delivery capabilities. This dangerous combination remains a cause for real concern and warrants continued action by the United States and the international community. This hearing will examine what the U.S. and its allies must do to develop an Iran strategy that establishes both short- and long-term goals. Additionally, it will explore what the most effective U.S. policy options are regarding Iran – particularly in relation to Iran’s nuclear ambitions – and what lessons, if any, can be gleaned from U.S. involvement with North Korea and Libya, and how those lessons might be applicable to Iran.

Special Congressional Witnesses

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ranking Member of Judiciary Committee; Senior Member of the Defense and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittees; former Chairman of the Intelligence Committee

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Member of the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees; Chairman of Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security Judiciary Subcommittee; Senior Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

Witnesses

Panel 1

Ms.

Patricia

McNerney

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation

Department of State

Panel 2

Ambassador

Dennis

Ross

Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Panel 2

Mr.

Stephen

Rademaker

Senior Counsel

Barbour Griffith and Rogers, LLC

Panel 2

Dr.

Jim

Walsh

Research Associate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Panel 2

Dr.

Graham

Allison

Director

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

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