Israeli PM Netanyahu: Iran Now Has The Means To Build Nuclear Weapons

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem, Nov 6, 2013. Photo by Reuters

PM: Iran Already Has Wherewithal To Build Nuclear Weapons -- Times of Israel

UN agency report shows slowdown in enrichment, with only four centrifuges erected in past 3 months, compared to 1,500 in preceding 3 months.

Iran has decelerated its rate of uranium enrichment because it already possesses the basic infrastructure for producing a nuclear weapon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday.

Responding to an International Atomic Energy Agency report claiming that Iran had substantially cut uranium enrichment since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last June, Netanyahu said he was “not impressed,” and that Iran still strives to acquire nuclear weapons.

“Iran is not expanding its nuclear program because it already has the foundations needed for nuclear weapons,” the prime minister said. “The question is not whether they are expanding the program, but how to stop the Iranian military nuclear program.”

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My Comment: UN reports are saying that Iran has stopped expanding its uranium enrichment capacity .... if not freezing it. Israel (in turn) is not impressed with this freeze. What's my take .... the Israeli PM is probably right .... but the focus will still be on negotiations for the next few months. As to what are my predictions .... there is still a very good chance that some form of an agreement will be reached .... but my money is still on this outcome.