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Panetta Warns of Iran Nuclear Threat
(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon - Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta said Iran already has enough fissile material for two atomic bombs, and that it could develop nuclear weapons in two years if it wanted, in the Obama administration's starkest assessment to date of Tehran's nuclear work. Panetta conceded that the U.S. assessment of Iran's nuclear program continued to diverge from Israel's analysis. Israel believes Tehran could have deployable nuclear weapons within a year. "I think, you know, Israel obviously is very concerned, as is the entire world, about what's happening in Iran," Panetta said. "I think they feel more strongly that Iran has already made the decision to proceed with the bomb. But at the same time, I think they know the sanctions will have an impact."