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US Intel Report Says Iran Nuke Just 3 Years Away
Reported: 10:30 AM - Apr/27/07
(IsraelNN.com) A US intelligence report says Iran has overcome technical difficulties in enriching uranium and could have enough bomb-grade material for a single nuclear weapon by 2010.
CBS News reported Thursday that while there is no change in the official American estimate that it will take Iran until 2015 to become a nuclear power, David Albright, a leading expert, thinks otherwise. "I think Iran can get enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon sooner than that," Albright said. "I think the 2015 number reflects too much skepticism about Iran's technical capabilities, and they are making progress."
Pentagon officials said the new report narrows the window in which Israel might launch a preemptive strike against Iran. "The Israelis have long believed that Iran is closer [to a bomb] than U.S. intelligence believes it is," Former CIA officer Bruce Riedel said. "If they now hear that the Americans think it's getting closer as well, it puts pressure on Israel to take its own action." Riedel added that an Israeli strike would be perceived by Iran as no different from an American strike and could involve the U.S. in a war against Iran.
CBS News reported Thursday that while there is no change in the official American estimate that it will take Iran until 2015 to become a nuclear power, David Albright, a leading expert, thinks otherwise. "I think Iran can get enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon sooner than that," Albright said. "I think the 2015 number reflects too much skepticism about Iran's technical capabilities, and they are making progress."
Pentagon officials said the new report narrows the window in which Israel might launch a preemptive strike against Iran. "The Israelis have long believed that Iran is closer [to a bomb] than U.S. intelligence believes it is," Former CIA officer Bruce Riedel said. "If they now hear that the Americans think it's getting closer as well, it puts pressure on Israel to take its own action." Riedel added that an Israeli strike would be perceived by Iran as no different from an American strike and could involve the U.S. in a war against Iran.
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