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Ex-Weapons Hunter: Iran 2-5 Years from Nuke

[AP/Washington Post] Pamela Hess - Iran is two years to five years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, David Kay, the former head of the U.S. weapons-hunting team in Iraq, said Wednesday. Iran is 80% of the way to a nuclear weapon, Kay estimates, noting that Iran has worked on the program for 20 years. Kay said there is "virtually no possibility" Iran will give up its uranium enrichment program. He dismissed the notion that a U.S. or Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear infrastructure would be effective or useful. He said it would only delay the development of a weapon by one to two years at the most, and would unite Iran's people more firmly behind its leaders.
2008-10-02 01:00:00
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