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Iran Sets Off Nuclear Race in the Middle East
[Telegraph-UK] David Blair - In the 11 months that followed the onset of Iran's decision to start enriching uranium in 2006, 13 countries across the Middle East drew up new plans - or revived old ones - for building nuclear power stations, the International Institute for Strategic Studies reports. The report argues that Arab countries may have embarked on civil nuclear programs in order to acquire the option of building a bomb in the future. The IISS believes that Tehran is seeking a "nuclear weapons capability," and that Egypt, which already possesses a solid grounding in nuclear technology, could be the first Arab country to build a bomb.