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Israel will not tolerate a nuclear Iran, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, the head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, has stressed to The Jerusalem Post in an unusually hard-hitting interview. For now, Israel is backing diplomatic and economic efforts to thwart the Iranians, Gilad ...
Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
nytimes.com — Iran has produced enough nuclear material to make a single atom bomb, though it is unclear if... the country has achieved the necessary technical advances to create a bomb. > (more) Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Jim Geraghty : So Joe Lieberman is keeping his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee on the... say so of 42 Senate Democrats AND President Obama ; his Secretary of State might be Iraq War supporter and preconditionless-summit opponent Hillary ... (more) Eyes on the Prize
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americanforeignpolicy.org — Among the many challenges that will greet President-elect Obama when he takes office, there are few, if... any, more urgent and complex than the question of Iran. There are also few issues more clouded by myths and misconceptions. In this Joint Experts' ... (more) American Foreign Policy Project
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Defense Ministry’s Amos Gilad: We won’t let Iran go nuclear
Israpundit — Jerry Gordon comment Fast on the heels of Shimon Peres’s Fox News interview and absurd comments about Iran being forced to rein in its nuclear program given plummeting oil prices, comes this dose of reality in a Jerusalem Post interview with Maj. Gen Amos Gilad, head of the Defense Ministry’s Diplomatic Bureau. Note this comment from Gilad that seems directed at Peres: Said Gilad: “They will continue. The picture is clear. They are building more missiles. They’re dealing with uranium enrichment.” For Israel, he said, “this is indeed a situation that we can’t tolerate. What ...

Cheap Nukes
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Cheap Oil Cheap Nukes Then there’s that other thing repressive governments do when faced with financial woes and internal threats … change the subject. NYT , Iran said to have enough for one nuke:   Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors. The figures detailing Iran’s progress were contained in a routine update on Wednesday from the International Atomic Eenergy Agency, which has been conducting inspections of the country’s main nuclear plant at Natanz. The report concluded that as of early ...

Those Wacky Iranians Have Fuel For One Nuclear Bomb
Pirate's Cove — Hmm, kinda makes the whole “bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” thing sound pretty good, eh? Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors. The figures detailing Iran’s progress were contained in a routine update on Wednesday from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has been conducting inspections of the country’s main nuclear plant at Natanz. The report concluded that as of early this month, Iran had made 630 kilograms, or about 1,390 ...

Those Wacky Iranians Have Fuel For One Nuclear Bomb
Stop The ACLU — Hmm, kinda makes the whole “bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” thing sound pretty good, eh? Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors. The figures detailing Iran’s progress were contained in a routine update on Wednesday from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has been conducting inspections of the country’s main nuclear plant at Natanz. The report concluded that as of early this month, Iran had made 630 kilograms, or about 1,390 pounds, of low-enriched uranium. Several ...

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