Author Archives: Hans Rühle

Dr Hans Rühle was head of the policy planning staff in the German Ministry of Defense, coordinator of the German Federal Security Academy, and general manager of a NATO agency. He has published widely on international security issues, notably on nuclear proliferation.
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The secret nuclear weapons program of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

by Hans Rühle

On May 8, President Donald Trump declared that the United States was withdrawing from the nuclear accord with Iran. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by Iran, the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany on July 14, 2015, was meant to freeze Iran’s ability to produce fissile material for 10 to 15 years […]