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US Will Give Iran 3 Months to Spill Nuke Secrets

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 26, 2009 3:31 PM CDT
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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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Guava_Jelly
Sep 27, 2009 12:28 PM CDT
Never said Iran attacked Israel with nukes, but you may have heard in the news, they're in the process of building such things and making outrageous comments like the halacaust never happened...put a few things together
RockyPneumonia
Sep 27, 2009 12:17 PM CDT
Some people have honest criticisms of Israel (although, often, these are based on misinformation). Others find criticism of Israel to be a convenient beard for their antisemitism. It's not always possible to tell them apart, but there's one indicator that's inerrant; when they refer to "the Jews" rather than to "the Israelis", we know which camp they're in.
RockyPneumonia
Sep 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT
Yup...and I'll bet I could find a speech from a Christian extremist and present an excerpt here and then use that to imply evil intent in whichever country he happens to reside in. Take your bigotry somewhere. Sane adults are conversing here.
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