finds himself white faces lead to phone conversations for damaging his relationship with allies he labeled cow with and. that was country suspected of developing nuclear weapons or trying to global concern perhaps the best. for expert analysis is the former chief of the un atomic energy was stronger interview with the former heads of the agency up next here on r.t. . well i'm joined by mr hans blix from stockholm mr blix chair to international atomic agency for energy agency for sixteen years and was the head of the u.n. inspections team in iraq prior to the second iraqi war mr blix it's great to have you with us sir now i'd like to start with i say latest news came young male who

during who seventeen year old rule north korea has emerged as a nuclear state has died of a heart failure now his son is the next national leader what do we know about him are things going to stay pretty much the same or is riginal security under threat how vigorously will he have push for nuclear weapons. well we are generally rather ignorant about the architecture of the power building near him north korea. but the changes be underway for some time but of course with kim your new. group didn't figure is. those always a risk to a. structure that can be changes. i think it is important that the outside world. does not make them of us because they will

feel themselves in a situation of some weakness and any threats from the outside knives that make them provocative for the last few years iran was number one nuclear enemy for the united states do you expect maybe a shift of interest from iran to north korea or does a country need to have oil as well to justify that much attention from the west no i think both places are of great importance in the north korean situation first of all we know that within artillery range from north korea so even without nuclear weapons the situation there would be a risky one and if north korea were provoked at him there could be a risk also of encouraging being aggressive forces in japan i don't see that now at all but that would be a risk in the case of iran. on the other hand we see that already they have their

work in iran to develop a capacity we enrich uranium has increased threat tensions enormously and there goes a great arms race going on and we hear who works in israel and then in the united states saying that they should bomb iran others say that they don't know where all the nuclear installations are and that it is meaningless. mr gingrich one of the presidential candidates says that he thinks down to the world for a regime change but i don't think he explained whether he would like the a regime change to be the afghan model of models or the iraqi model. but holidays are the all of us service is very soon similar to what happened in iraq. could we be seeing an iraqi scenario unfolding here as far as iran goes well there

are some similarities in the. escalation of the language and the threats. that we had in the case of iraq and now having case of iran on the other hand we must remember that in the case of iraq they talked about. weapons that in fact did not exists today they are talking about iranian intentions that may or may not exist. but the difference is that iran certainly has a lot of nuclear installations iraq did not have that but in your own opinion is iran of any imminent threat to any nation at this point. i don't think so really you give as good through that you are merely dad has come out in the various very bad language about israel wiping israel off the map of the

world but i think most people with me think that he is really talking to the arab street he has one to one to the deal stab allies arab states that have supported the united states. iraq iran does not have a track record of aggression and in fact it was iraq that attacked iran so i don't see an immediate threat from iran but i can understand that israelis are nervous but the u.s. and israel maintain the latest. report provides very strong evidence that iran seeking a nuclear weapon. here's the question do you think iran has a nuclear weapon. no i think in nobody really thinks they have a nuclear weapon and i think one must read that report rather carefully what they say is that they see some evidence that could explode could be explained if

they were dealing with a weapon or a mere weapon and that there seems on the other evidence that is very hard to explain unless they were working towards a weapon but they have not said that they established that iraq or actually intends to do it they might stop short of their weapons well judging from your experience how should this intelligence be treated and how far can actually i.a.e.a. go in checking the credibility of such intelligence. well they do are not the every seat here in the iran and it's a big country and then it places can be hidden so i think there are limits to what they can find out but that doesn't really affect what the outside world should do in my view they must continue to talk to iran and to persuade iran that they will not need an a nuclear weapon and nor do they need any enrichment capability and if some

european states the u.k. and france and germany started such talks and they have been expanded to also russia and china and the united states are participants in it and i think that is the wise road to go they have offered iran some good things and i think they could offer more things there is also on the way in a big conference about a nuclear weapon free zone in the middle east which will take place in helsinki next year. and all originally the idea was to get the israel to do away with this nuclear weapons but i think if this if the conference were to try those to do away with the israeli nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment capability and get the other states in the middle east to come along then there might be more hopeful future you know many believe that iran actually may be willing to get to

a point one is able to produce a nuclear weapon but doesn't actually do it unless its security established ratan to is that a likely strategy. it is possible we know from the case of israel that they do not admit that they have nuclear weapons they say that they will not be the first three introduce nuclear weapons in the middle east maybe one day the iranians will say that we also will not be the first introduced nuclear weapons in the middle east and maintain the situation ambiguity but i think it would be better if all the parties came to the conclusion that they should have neither nuclear weapons nor a richmond capability and israelis would be in were secure there would be a warning now that says saudi arabia and egypt might also go for richmond's and

iran certainly should be nervous that these earliest might bomb them just as israel did iraq in the 1980's and syria in two thousand and seven what is the likelihood actually that israel may be at this point now that it has isolated itself from turkey also from egypt it has disappointed sarkozy it has disappointed obama very strong rhetoric going on back and forth between iran and israel what is the likelihood that it has become more dangerous and maybe it will actually show for the first time that it us has it does have nuclear arsenal and use it probably too long iran. well it's hard to judge i mean some people think that this kind of language and threats by their us individuals in israel and also by hawks in the united states that it was the iranians from their present course however i am somewhat doubtful that one can scare a country away from going for nuclear weapons i think that carrots

are better person aiding them that they can gain quite a lot by staying away from weapons and from enrichment saying there will be a point where i will be convincing israel not to use its nuclear nuclear arsenal but i think the israelis are very well aware of the game you're using its weapons and even when they talk about bombing iran there is nothing to suggest that they will use nuclear weapons for it and i do hope very much that if anything came to a war that no nuclear weapons would be used and it would also be very bad if they attacked the civilian nuclear reactors that iran has in bush or but any kind of attack i think is a total conflagration in the middle east the iranian mullahs are not sitting in to twiddle their thumbs they will have

a counterattack of course and maybe they will drag in the united states in the war so it's a terrible fire that they are playing with. and one last question why do you think iran is so reluctant to accept all the incentives offered to them by the international community is it just not simply enough. well it may be a question of pride also i think that the western states that have talked to them some solid sometimes has sounded rather high handed they have said that if you will suspend your to richmond we may be willing to sit down with you and that is a fairly sort of neo colonialists neocolonialist tone they are a proud people and many others are and i think that the they they will have to talk to them and i say important partner for important states state that they are and to discuss with them what would they gain by

abandoning enrichment they can gain a lot and i do not see that they have much advantage on the richmond because they can import the fuel they need from russia or from other places. they have only to look up or react this this conscious we've been where i'm standing now we have ten and we imported rich you're a new message. it is cheaper so i don't see iran would loose a very much by doing away with it maybe a lot of pride in this mr blix thank you very much for this interview.

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a sports news with kate stay with us. hello welcome to the sports and here's what's coming up. wild goose chase things agents do not just the dutch is about to become the new coach of the russian super rich side. while you're out basile on a strike that is set to be out for the season and mainly spain's defense of a european crowd after surgery on his protein like. say all or no deal much the city manager about a month cheney holds that strike at carlos tevez must be sold not go on the line ac milan in january. but first proceedings agent dismisses rumors and says there's been no contact between the dutch coach and russian premier league side on g. the matter which clubs have been managing this since the end of september while the

latest reports now say they've offered the job to former moscow boss u.-t. cousin john well russian sport website champion us dr ruth claim cousin john is expected to take up the offer and will also be allowed to continue his role of coaching in the russia two sides in the long. nor even why is it says she have not approached the sixty five year old former russian coach has been taking a break from management and is on holiday in africa adding he won't be making a decision about his future until he returns in january. who are owned by billionaires who have been getting him over are also being linked to big name players such as chelsea's fall believe and solomon lew although the club have not confirmed those reports. one of the mates on ac milan president of the on the galliano will travel to manchester on thursday to discuss a possible deal to want to a city striker called us to city manager about the mancini says the argentina star will not be allowed to join the serious side on loan in january and city want to

sell him although the lions previous offer of twenty three million euros was turned down. twenty seven year old hausen played for city since september the twenty seventh after refusing to warm up in the two no champions league defeat by in munich. but in the meantime for me it's an image further cristiana gone they and sixteen other people have been arrested during an ongoing investigation into match fixing think quality is focusing on several matches and said in a bed of the past two seasons with three of the games involving don't is former top that's why the thirty eight year old was arrested on suspicion of destroying evidence although he denies any wrongdoing done his career was effectively ended earlier this year when he was banned for three and a half years following an investigation by the italian football federation under this latest probe three siri at matches from last season are also under investigation but i should have games against body and lead care and not police meeting with some doria prosecutors say those arrested have links to criminal gangs in singapore and eastern europe the arrests come five years after separate match

fixing scandal resulted in new ventus being relegated just said a big. there is expected to be out for five months following surgery on his fractured left shin bone does a dot for spain's title defense at next summer's european championships will search year old suffered the injury in the semifinals of the club world cup last week which basso went on to win the two nil final victory over the brazilian side sandals doctors say in good cases a player can recover from such an operation within five months which would still be out for the rest of the season and threatens his participation in euro twenty twelve but the doctors say they've been impressed with his attitude and early progress. not a list of the neighbors they don't mind two of the player who had his chin boom broken and dead for a moment has been a very good since being here he would when he was in the hospital in your home in japan with the president in front of him he started to ask questions one after

another regarding what he should do when he could start and which one was the best method so he could start playing as soon as possible. meanwhile chelsea have played down the training ground injury suffered by captain john terry the thirty one year old center half had to be helped off the page during a training session the club says he pinched and achilles tendon but is expected to be fit for the showdown at tottenham on thursday but chelsea could be from spurs to surge with a victory well because a full day was the first of the family table this tuesday night as rock bottom bolton travels to second bottom but the pressure thought right it's not just steve cain walls who are just a point above the relegation zone take on tonight's place knowledge. and also this tuesday real madrid are looking to book their place in the last sixteen as a confidential re the defending champions take a two goal advantage into best second leg against. federer they know and all the way our overwhelming favorites and playing at home as

a marine is thinks it was don't we a competitive game. expect a good atmosphere. because we had a very good atmosphere. so i hope we can give them. a big night because they deserve because they were very very nice to us very polite very very competitive so i hope we can be. this for them to more probably not fully but i hope good stadium good atmosphere good experience for them and after that we have to play serious because two zero is not five zero it's two zero. tennis now former world number one venus williams is a doubt for the australian open in january because of an ongoing health problem was thirty one year old american has pulled out the a.s.b. classic. which was her only want to event after the first grand slam of the year we have is suffering from children's disease which affects the immune system the seven time major winner has slipped to one hundred third in the world can't receive

a wildcard to the astrarium out loud and which begins on january nineteenth. russia sports minister of italy might go once the country sports federations to become more transparent as i prepare for next year's london olympics the first ever home winter games in sochi in twenty fourteen the top official spoke at a meeting with the heads of the local sports media and extended his gratitude to r.t. for helping to promote sport summing up the year of course said an overhaul had taken place after russia's disappointing performance and eleven first overall finish at the winter olympics in vancouver two years ago lets go believes a more systematic approach to sport is needed to help russia become more competitive on the world stage and compelling federations to produce new reports will be a step in the right direction. the united states britain you were in this post federations have become the partners of us at the ministry and we've already started funding eleven of them on the way but you are working towards ensuring all

the federations report on their work at the end of each season and publish their reports and budgets on their websites that way anyone can access the information and the internet. will end with russia's visually impaired footballers are keeping alive their dreams of playing at the paralympics despite missing out on next summer's games due to the toss of the coin one quarter as has been. this is not your regular soccer ball it's much heavier and has a special features for the visually. impaired now the key to this game is to actually hear the direction of the ball and when a player kicks at all throws it it makes a sound like this. this is gold ball and along with foods they make up two different events at the modern paralympic games in russia failed to qualify for the london games from the latest european championship in turkey

where a coin toss decided their fate after the match against the hosts thirty ended in a goal this draw was because we all knew that it would be hard to qualify for the london paralympics who knows what would have happened if we reached the semifinals but they decided to throw a coin after our withdrawal with turkey instead of a penalty shoot out which is not very sportsmanlike so it's a pity these guys know that they are strong enough to compete with the best however the luck of the draw at the european championship in syria is not the only factor hampering russia's efforts lack of support and little to no funding from football authorities and respective governments sports apartments adds to the already obstacle filled lives of these courageous athletes the things the classroom sometimes we have to pitch in for uniforms and even some of our trips to competitions like the latest presidents cup for example we had a loss training camp and so much it had to play for our own way there as well as

well hopefully that seems financial woes will soon be over but it's apparent that money or lack of it will never become a barrier for the guys who are not used to giving up at goshen the caliber of the voice still doesn't have an official status within the sport authority but over the last seventy years his team became a five time champions of russia and the base of the national squad. a month off to my team defeated world runners up spain at a domestic international tournament and continued on beating the likes of england and germany and even greece financing was suddenly cut and the team was inactive from october until may so a paralympic. seems futile from the beginning the passion of blind football is evident the first time delay arrives on one of the training sessions which sometimes can be more dramatic than any other olympic sport the medical wellbeing of injured players is in the hands of just one doctor was spent all of her free time with it saying i don't see it as the typical injuries for the visually

impaired usually happen when they collide against each other and get bumps and bruises a pulled muscle or a broken limb are unfortunately also a regular occurrence i've even come across a player who mistakenly kicked the opponents had instead of the ball visually impaired football in russia is far from the level enjoyed by some other countries but this hasn't stopped the national side from getting the better of a stablish powerhouses of blind football with success still largely dependent on individual and busy as and and rare acts of support among calls for a r.t. moscow. hustles postseason sponson please join me again in just under two hours when i stop until then i think.

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