A new bipartisan poll commissioned by The Israel Project shows Americans do not believe the National Intelligence Estimate regarding Iran and worry it will make the U.S. less safe.
The survey shows that while 75 percent of likely voters had heard a “great deal” or “some” about the NIE report, only 27 percent believed its assessment that Iran’s nuclear program ended in 2003. In contrast, 69 percent believe that the nuclear weapons program is still underway.
Additionally, 64 percent fear America “will be less safe” based on this estimate “because it might lead to reduced pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear capacity for good.” Only 27 percent thought “we are more safe” after the estimate “because it shows the threat from Iran is not as imminent as had been believed.”