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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/19/israel.iran/#cnnSTCText
Israel Weighs Iranian Threat
[CNN] Paula Hancocks - Israel makes no secret that it sees Iran is its biggest threat. Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the UN, said: "The IAEA has inspected the known nuclear sites of Iran, but it's believed they still have other clandestine nuclear sites where they may be enriching uranium or they may be pursuing a plutonium route like the North Koreans, so there's a certain amount of uncertainty in any assessment in the timeline of an Iranian bomb." "What is a prime minister of Israel supposed to do when he sees that threat growing to his east?" Efraim Kam, an Israeli analyst on Middle East affairs, estimates that theoretically Iran could develop a nuclear bomb within the next year. "My personal view is that Iran would not do it because they understand that Israel does have a nuclear arsenal. It has to take that into account, and because the U.S. will deter Iran as well. If you ask me, 'can you guarantee they will not use it?' then no I can't."