Secretary of DefenseLeonPanetta of the UnitedStatessaid, Sunday,that the government in Washingtonis preparedfor the possibilityofmilitary attackon Iran.According toPanetta,the U.S. military has alreadypreparedplansfor an attackagainst the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities.

Interviewed on the American Broadcasting Company's "This Week," the secretary said, "
We have plans to be able to implement any contingency we have to in order to defend ourselves."