18 Quotes by Robert Einhorn

Obviously, the United States does not have the final say on who has the right to pursue civil nuclear energy programs,

Basically the nuclear establishment of India dug in its heels, Prime Minister Singh backed them up, and the administration caved again.

If the approach we took with the North Koreans gave the impression to the Iranians that the European proposal is unworkable because of a lack of American support, that could be a problem,

This wasn't a big substantive reconciliation. This was an agreement to set aside a disagreement and move ahead with the talks.

I think the administration lowered the bar a bit too far. And if the deal is implemented as it currently stands, in my view there will be some negative implications for our global non-proliferation efforts. I think we'll have a harder time persuading other countries to tighten the rules while we're urging them to make exceptions.

Sure, the North Koreans can do tremendous damage in South Korea through rocket attacks, artillery and missiles but invading the South is totally unrealistic in this stage of the game.

The deal appears to give India complete freedom not just to continue but also to expand its production of fissile material for nuclear weapons. In the future, any reactor it designates as 'military' can be used for the weapons program. ... It's less clear what the U.S. got out of the deal.

This set the real issues aside, it did not solve them. But it prevents gridlock and a collapse of the talks. ... I see it as a positive but not a big substantive move, but it took some movement in the administration to make this happen.

This sends the signal that bilateral relations and other strategic interests will trump nonproliferation. And that will reduce the perceived penalties associated with going nuclear.