Tuesday, August 7, 2012

New Intelligence Assesment Reveals Iran Closer To Attaining Nuclear Weapons Than Previously Thought

New Intelligence Reveals Iran Closer To Attaining Nuclear Weapon Than Previously Thought -- Haaretz

Western diplomat who asked not to be named says U.S, Britain, France, Germany and Israel agree on that assessment.

New intelligence information obtained by Israel and four Western countries indicates that Iran has made greater progress on developing nuclear weapons than the West had previously realized, according to Western diplomats and Israeli officials who are closely involved in efforts to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb.

A Western diplomat who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to discuss intelligence information said the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Israel agree on that assessment.

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My Comment: When I read reports like this one, one cannot help but feel that there are some who are pushing for a military option to be implemented sooner rather than later. But even if this assessment is correct, there is no political will in Washington or in Europe to stop Iran right now.

1 comment:

rdm said...

It is ludicrous to think that Iran is doing all this effort with its nuclear instillations and program, just for electricity. Yes Iran will build nuclear bombs and as many as it can. The question is can the west stop them without starting WWIII.