Blix Blasts Bolton, U.S. Stance On Treaty; Ex-U.N. Inspector Claims America Needs to Take 'Common Bargain' More Seriously

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Washington isn't taking "the common bargain" of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as seriously as it once did, and that's dimming global support for the U.S. campaign to shut down the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, the former chief U.N. weapons inspector said.

Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton, by questioning the value of treaties and international law, also has damaged the U.S. position, Hans Blix said.

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Blix Blasts Bolton, U.S. Stance On Treaty; Ex-U.N. Inspector Claims America Needs to Take 'Common Bargain' More Seriously

"There is a feeling the common edifice of the international community is being dismantled," the ...

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