Sky News reports: The think tank’s Mark Fitzpatrick made the announcement at today’s launch of its annual global review of military powers.
“During 2009, Iran will probably reach the point at which it has produced the amount of low-enriched uranium needed to make a nuclear bomb,” he said.
“But being able to enrich uranium is not the same as having a nuclear weapon.”
However, the survey reports doubts over US Intelligence estimates that Iran halted its work on nuclear weapons six years ago.
This points to Tehran’s continued development of long-range ballistic missiles able to reach targets in Israel and beyond.
The IISS recommends a mixture of carrot and stick as the best international response.
It concluded a dual policy of engagement and sanctions, testing possibilities for Iranian cooperation while adopting targeted containment strategies, is the best way to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme.
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Its every yids responsibilty
To daven better,do more chesed in these difficult times. I personally
Gave tzedakah L’ilue nishmaso
Of Irans president hoping maybe that will send him up a little faster!
FORGET OBAMA
Isreal has to strike now!!!!
ELIK if Israel strikes they will do a favor to the Saudis, just like they did a favor to Iran when they bombed Osirak. ISRAEL SHOULD DO NOTHING.
anybody see the yalkut shimoni? king of persia (iran) instigates king of “arab” (saudi?). king of arab goes to west to get advice and persian king destroys the world? are we getting close to that, or is it just me?
LAKEWOOD YID,
Good vort. I’m just not sure how much to donate. Is the gematriah of “gehenim” enough or do i have to give k’minyon “rasha”,”mushchas”,”sar-hatabachim”,”m’nuval”,”shoitah”,”lemech”,”tipish”…??????????????