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US says has ‘eyes’ inside Iran nuclear program

Saturday, August 11, 2012 0:10
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In remarks seemingly directed at Israel, Washington asserts it would know once Iran acquired the knowledge, capability and materials to build nuclear bomb; former CIA official suggests Obama may accept nuclear Iran

Yizhak Benhorin, AFP

 

 

Washington - In remarks seemingly aimed at Iran‘s nuclear program and would know if Tehran made a “breakout” towards a nuclear weapon.

 

Washington also indicated it had not changed its view that Iran was not yet on the verge of building a nuclear bomb, despite Defense Minister.

White House spokesman Jay Carney declined to comment on intelligence matters but said that Washington and Israel were agreed about Iran’s ambitions for its nuclear program.

 

 

“I would also say that we have eyes – we have visibility into the program, and we would know if and when Iran made what’s called a breakout move towards acquiring a weapon.”

 

 

Breakout capability is commonly understood to be the point when a state acquires the knowledge, capability and materials to build a nuclear bomb if it wants to.

 

 

Carney said later in his briefing that he was referring to International Atomic Energy Agency officials mandated to inspect Iran’s nuclear sites because Tehran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

 

 

But many experts believe there has also been substantial infiltration and sabotage of Iran’s nuclear program by Western and Israeli intelligence agencies.

More on this: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4267064,00.html

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