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Iran May Be Ready for Nuke Deal

Nation may have reached its goal

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(Newser) – Iran has likely taken its nuclear program as far as it wants to and the nation may be willing to make a deal with the US and its allies this month, analysts say. The country has developed the capability to create and deliver a nuclear weapon without actually making it, which many believe was its goal all along. "Iran has all the advantages of actual possession of a bomb without any of the unpleasant consequences of the sort North Korea is suffering,” one expert notes.

Iran has now strengthened its hand in dealing with the West, and both sides may now be in a position to declare victory if the right concessions are made, analysts say. "If the Iranian endgame is to keep enrichment, and if the United States’ endgame is to make sure there are no nuclear weapons in Iran, then it can be a win-win,” the chief of the National Iranian American Council tells the New York Times.

IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei attends a joint press conference with the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran.
IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei attends a joint press conference with the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Revolutionary Guards Zelzal short-range missiles are prepared to be test-launched in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, last month.
Revolutionary Guards Zelzal short-range missiles are prepared to be test-launched in a drill near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran, last month.   (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Ali Shaigan)
This satellite image shows a suspected nuclear facility under construction inside a mountain located about 20 miles north northeast of Qom, Iran.
This satellite image shows a suspected nuclear facility under construction inside a mountain located about 20 miles north northeast of Qom, Iran.   (AP Photo/GeoEye Satellite Image, IHS Jane's Analysis)
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They are already where they wanted to be. They are virtually a nuclear state; the issue of national pride
is resolved.
- Abbas Milani, head of Iranian studies at Stanford University

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Deebles
Oct 15, 09 1:27 AM CDT
I'm so sick of this that I could just spit. We split the first isotope and made the first nuclear bomb. After that it was just spies--the Soviets and us--everyone else. Iran has an enriched plutonium weapon like I got Brad Pitt in my bed. But, if you want to get totally manipulated like you have been doing for years--go for it. Reply
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bewilderbeast
Oct 15, 09 4:13 AM CDT
Frightening how some people seem to accept that the World's biggest terrorist state and biggest arms dealer can tell other sovereign nations that they cannot have certain weapons! Set the example, "world leader" - get rid of your nukes. Reply
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Fromthemiddle
Oct 15, 09 9:14 AM CDT
"analysts say" What analysts are these? Reply
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