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| US says Iran five years away from nuclear arms |
| 2005-04-14 |
| The United States, responding to reported Israeli fears on Iran nuclear program, said Tehran was at least five years away from developing nuclear arms. US officials confirmed that Iran's nuclear ambitions were discussed by President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at their Texas summit Monday. Sharon spread out photos of Iranian nuclear sites and cited Israeli intelligence that showed Iran was near "a point of no return" in developing the know-how to produce a bomb, a US daily reported. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the international community was concerned about Iran's intentions, but US intelligence suggested Tehran still had a ways to go in developing nuclear weapons. "Our intelligence community has used in the past an estimate that said that Iran was not likely to acquire a nuclear weapon before the beginning of the next decade. That remains the case," he said. This new "sweetness and light" attitude is becoming scary. My suspicions run deep. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 Operation FUD = fear, uncertainty and doubt |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-04-14 11:28:20 PM |
| #7 Waiting nearly five years is too long for many reasons, one of which is the possibility of a Dem in the White House when it comes time to put a beat down on the mullahs. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-04-14 11:28:07 PM |
| #6 The United States, responding to reported Israeli fears on Iran nuclear program, said Tehran was at least five years away from developing nuclear arms. Even if this were true that doesn't mean it would be a good thing to wait that long. Five years worth of knowledge gained would be very difficult, if not impossible, to erase. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-14 11:14:16 PM |
| #5 SPod, what I stated is not representing my opinions what should be done. Just trying to make a sense of the piece above and Sharon's latest denial that Israel is readying its AF for a strike. Perhaps OldSpook may shed some light here. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-04-14 10:53:53 PM |
| #4 Otherwise we nuke them into the stone age? I fail to see how this is a "good thing." We don't need them anywhere near a nuclear weapon. They have already attacked us and support those who have attacked us. Screw um. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-04-14 10:43:57 PM |
| #3 I don't have the data, but Israelis unofficially estimate 2 years. Perhaps there is a consensus that a possible revolution may be somehow propped up and given chance to take a hold before a preemptive action is taken, 5 to midnight. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-04-14 9:41:25 PM |
| #2 Okay... wtf? Does anybody have any good explanations for just what this is about? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-04-14 9:36:21 PM |
| #1 Hmmm... |
| Posted by: .com 2005-04-14 6:22:42 PM |