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US says Iran making headway on nuclear weapons programme
Iran may be just a few years away from developing nuclear weapons capability, contributing to a sense of urgency on the need for a more assertive policy toward that strategically placed country, U.S. officials say.
Iran may be just a few years away from developing nuclear weapons capability, contributing to a sense of urgency on the need for a more assertive policy toward that strategically placed country, U.S. officials say.
The Bush administration's concern over a variety of Iranian weapons programs
has been coupled with what it says is an expanded Iranian role in support of
regional and global terrorist groups.
CIA Director George Tenet told a Senate hearing last Wednesday that Iran may
be able by itself to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon by
late this decade.
But he went on to say this estimate could be cut by years if Iran is able to
obtain materials from outside sources.
A CIA report issued a week earlier said Iran "remains one of the most active
countries seeking to acquire (weapons of mass destruction and advanced
conventional weapons) technology from abroad."
Bureau Report