Countering a Nuclear-Armed Iran

Iran is still several years away from developing a nuclear weapons option, but the Western diplomatic strategy of threatening sanctions and offering multilateral negotiations to force Iran to suspend its enrichment program does not appear to be effective. Unless significantly greater sanctions are applied, Iran is likely to continue to work on overcoming technical problems and installing greater enrichment capacity under international inspections. If the current trajectory is not changed, we will eventually face a choice between acquiescing to Iran obtaining a nuclear weapons break out option or using military force to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Neither option is palatable.

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[iranwarcom]

Nothing to counter, Iran is already a nuclear country. Trust me, Iran would not be talking high and mighty if they did not have nukes

[mansoroglu]

If you are the kingpin of thieves how come you can threaten the minor thieves to give up their habits.

[GeorgeLynch1985]

Because Israel doesn't hang teenagers in public and stone women to death, like in Iran.

[humexavier]

Safe Plant Atomic Clock.Can be powered and energized by a solar clock but doesn't use sun power but uses laser light source/

Which is absorbed by Atomic Clock solar cells or photo voltaic cells which absorb laser light and sends it to it's atomic plant clock or device.Reason is less Radiation.Not smart to have any electrical wires any were around atomic things;not fire safe. Compared to laser beam or fiber optics which is safe if cut under water at a Atomic Oil Plant like Submarine AtomicClock.

[mauriciovelos]

I don´t think that there is any sense in discussing this permanent provocation to the patriotic feeling just to reach even more oil in the rest of the earth, just say NO. There is United Nations, there is the last Intelligence Estimates (dec 2007). This "lecture" is not serious stuff-Mr Rumsfeld would be delighted seeing this man making jokes about bombing Iran

[lumster]

Liar, Liar the world of fire!!!! Stop these neo-cons liars!!!

[lumster]

All these Zionist neo-cons have turned out to be bold faced liars again! The only renegade country that would not sign the non-proliferation treaty and build nuclear bombs is Israel! Now that the intelligence shows they gave up any possible program back in 2003, Why doesn't America threaten Israel like Bush threatened Iran with World war 111? Let the War criminals have their day in court for these lies they told the world!!!