Iranian bomb: U.S. makes its case with laptop clues 3 Edition

Also, this presentation is infused with the memory of the faulty U.S. intelligence on Iraq's unconventional weapons. In this atmosphere, although few countries are willing to believe Iran's denials about nuclear arms, few are willing to accept the U.S. weapons intelligence without question...

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Published inInternational herald tribune
Main Author William J. Broad and David E. Sanger
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris New York Times Company 14.11.2005
EditionInternational edition
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Filkins, Dexter
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Summary:Also, this presentation is infused with the memory of the faulty U.S. intelligence on Iraq's unconventional weapons. In this atmosphere, although few countries are willing to believe Iran's denials about nuclear arms, few are willing to accept the U.S. weapons intelligence without question. Robert Joseph, the U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security, who led the July briefing, called the warhead intelligence one of many indicators "that together lead to the conclusion Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons capability." Even if the documents accurately reflect Iran's advances in designing a nuclear warhead, Western arms experts say that Iran is still far away from producing the radioactive bomb fuel that would form the warhead's heart. U.S. intelligence agencies recently estimated that Iran would have a working nuclear weapon no sooner than the early years of the next decade.
ISSN:0294-8052