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RESEARCH PAPER OUTLINE TEMPLATE
NAME Brogan Faso
I. Thesis: Iran’s possession of a fully operational and bountiful nuclear facility provides the Iranians with a source of power; however its presence, in an unstable Iran, presents many possibilities for danger and future nuclear war.
II. Argument 1: Iran’s possession of a fully operational and bountiful nuclear facility provides the Iranians with a source of power
A. Sub point 1: Iranian land and factory uses.1. Support 1: “Tehran has said it plans to carry out uranium enrichment therefore purely peaceful
reasons”. (BBC News, 1)
2. Support 2: “Experts believe that technically it could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a bomb within a few months”. (BBC News N, 1)
3. Support 3: “Iran also denied suggestions that it had sought to cleanse the military complex, called Pachin, to eliminate any trace of incriminating activity” (Gladstone, 2)
B. Sub point 2: How the nuclear facility aids Iran as a nation.1. Support 1: “The site is a military site, and conventional military activities are being carried out
in this site” (Gladstone, 2)
2. Support 2: “Iran insists the uranium enrichment is for peaceful purposes” (Gladstone, 2)
3. Support 3: “However they do not stop the trade in oil and gas, the major source of Iran’s income” (BBC News, 2)
III. Argument 2: The nuclear presence, in an unstable Iran, presents many possibilities for danger and future nuclear war.
A. Sub point 1: Current Iranian politics1. Support 1: “The rise of nuclear Iran appeared to be a forgone conclusion on the eve of the
Iranian presidential elections of June 12, 2009” (Gold, 3)
2. Support 2: “As the power of the military grew, even the Islamic Republic’s clerical leadership held less sway”(Gold, 21)
3. Support 3: “It is a very efficient measure…it can cripple the banking sector of Iran” (Gladstone 1)
B. Sub point 2: Denial of nuclear inspectors1. Support 1: “Iran did not oppose a visit but first wanted an agreement on what the inspectors
would be allowed to do” (Gladstone,2)
2. Support 2: “They are confident that Iran has no secret uranium enrichment site outside the preview of U.N nuclear inspections” (Iran usa nuclear, 1)
3. Support 3: “Instructed to discontinue its communication services to Iranian financial institutes that are subject to European transactions” (Gladstone, 1)
Sub point 3: Nuclear potential
1. Support 1: “Western nations and Israel say it is a cover for developing nuclear weapons capacity” (Gladstone, 1)
2. Support 2: “ Iran has masterminded this crisis to divert international attention frantic nuclear weapons program” (Evans,1 )
3. Support 3: “Confidence that any Iranian move toward building a functional nuclear weapon would be detected long before a bomb was made” (Iran usa nuclear, 2)
D. Sub point 4: Aggressive behaviors and international relations.1. Support 1: “The UN has imposed four sets of sanctions, in security council resolution 1737,
1747, 1803, and 1929”. (world middle east, 1)
2. Support 2: “wiki leaks revelations have shown that gulf Arab state have urged the US to attack Iran” (BBC News,1)
3. Support 3: “The window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking” (Gladstone, 1)
V. Restated thesis (state differently than the one above).