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Iran on the Nuclear Edge: U.S. Walking into New Era of Nuclear Proliferation with Eyes Wide Shut
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The framework of a nuclear deal with Iran has been emerging thanks to Administration leaks to friendly journalists. The leaks suggest the U.S. has already given away so much that any deal on current terms will put Iran on the cusp of nuclear-power status. Kerry says that any deal will have intrusive inspections, but a report last year from the Pentagon's Defense Science Board noted: "At low levels associated with small or nascent [nuclear] programs, key observables are easily masked." This is significant since the Administration insists that any deal will give the U.S. at least one year to detect and stop an Iranian "breakout" effort to build a bomb. Given how bad this deal is shaping up to be, it's not surprising that U.S. allies are speaking out against it. Saudi Arabia has made clear that it might acquire nuclear capabilities in response - precisely the kind of proliferation Obama has vowed to prevent. Many in Congress look at all of this public evidence and understandably fear that the U.S. is walking into a new era of nuclear proliferation with eyes wide shut.