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All the Years Israel Said an Iranian Nuke Was Imminent…
McClatchy reports that Israel now believes Iran will not be able to produce a nuclear weapon until 2015 or 2016.
That is progress of a sort; Netanyahu had previously been claiming that Iran would have the bomb no later than late summer 2013 — around six months from now.
But Israel is still insisting that Iran is only two or three years away from nuclear capability, so I think it is useful to recall and update the timeline I mentioned early last year of breathless Israeli and Western claims about Iran’s nuclear program:
1984: West German intelligence sources claim that Iran’s production of a bomb “is entering its final stages.” US Senator Alan Cranston claims Iran is seven years away from making a weapon.
1992: Israeli parliamentarian Benjamin Netanyahu tells his colleagues that Iran is 3 to 5 years from being able to produce a nuclear weapon.
more… http://zen-haven.com/all-the-years-israel-said-an-iranian-nuke-was-imminent/
Philosophers stone – selected views from the boat
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2013-02-09 06:30:10
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