BRIARCRIER
Nov. 25, Friday Noon, The Briar's Rest., N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club
TODAY IN HISTORY
1963: President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Jacqueline, lighted an eternal flame at his grave.
MEETING LEADER: Sy Yuter
PLEDGE: Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy Yuter PRAYER: Sy Yuter
HAPPY THOUGHTS: Ken, the coming Japan concert on Dec. 4; Elinor, with her health; Sy, having a regular meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Songs for Japan, a benefit concert to aid victims of quake and tsunami in Japan, Saturday, December 4, at 3 PM at the Scarborough Presbyterian Church.
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Dr. Sy Yuter on Middle East Update
SUMMARY OF TALK
The top issue in the Middle East is whether Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. A Nov. 8 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency says there is evidence that Iran is conducting nuclear weapon experiments. The Agency reported that Iran has tested an "implosion device" needed to build a nuclear payload small enough to fit into the chamber of its Shahab 3 missile re-entry vehicle, that can reach any part of Israel. Both Americans and Israelis say they have not taken off the table a military strike against the Iranian nuclear facilities. Such a strike would produce a very dangerous response from Teheran. But Sy believes that Iran, like Japan and Germany, has enough nuclear fissile material to give Teheran the OPTION to build a crude nuclear weapon in a few months and a nuclear warhead arsenal in a few years. That is, that Teheran is not going to build or explode a nuclear bomb soon so its argument that Iran now is only conducting allowed peaceful nuclear experiments, and not building a nuclear weapon, is believable.
Next Friday meeting at The Briar's: Assisted Living by Rick Danzker of Atria
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
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