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US Will Give Iran 3 Months to Spill Nuke Secrets

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(Newser) – The US will tell Iran next week that it must open all its nuclear sites for inspection within 3 months, turn over any related documents, and make scientists available for questions. Tehran also may be ordered to allow inspectors into its newly revealed uranium-enrichment plant within days. The revelation of that site is giving US officials an aggressive new stance ahead of Thursday's big meeting between Tehran and Western powers, notes the New York Times.

Because the plant is hidden in a heavily fortified army base, Iran's claims that it's for peaceful purposes only are falling on skeptical ears. “My personal opinion is that the Iranians have the intention of having nuclear weapons," defense chief Robert Gates tells ABC in an interview to air tomorrow. He adds that it's still unclear “whether they have made a formal decision” to manufacture such weapons.

Mel Shichtman holds a sign during a protest against the perceived threat of an Iran with nuclear weapons Thursday in Washington.
Mel Shichtman holds a sign during a protest against the perceived threat of an Iran with nuclear weapons Thursday in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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This reopens the whole question of the military’s involvement in the Iranian nuclear program.
- David Kay, who led the search for Iraqi WMDs, on Iran's secret plant

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BeatBlaster
Sep 26, 09 3:37 PM CDT
Shit. Here we go again. Reply
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WallyEFunk
Sep 26, 09 6:39 PM CDT
Does every presidential term have to have a war with it now?
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BoZo
Sep 27, 09 11:46 AM CDT
Only the hip -cool new presidents get to have their own wars. Obama hasn't got to start any wars yet. He just inherited 2. I think it's obamas turn for his own war.
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Mia
Sep 26, 09 3:51 PM CDT
Maybe they will use drones this time. Reply
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Sep 27, 09 9:38 AM CDT
That was the Bush Regime's mantra. Sensible people use sanctions. The question is: do they work?
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