Israel Still Unconvinced Iran Has No Nuclear Weapons Program
Israel—the only country in the region with a stockpile of nuclear weapons—is not convinced by the NIE’s assessment that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program.
While the Americans think Iran has stopped its nuclear weapons program while continuing to enrich uranium as rapidly as it can, Israel thinks that Iran has resumed its nuclear weapons program with the clear aim of building a nuclear bomb.
Israel must act in accordance with its intelligence estimates, Mr. Barak suggested. “It is our responsibility to ensure that the right steps are taken against the Iranian regime. As is well known, words don’t stop missiles.”
Assessments may differ, Mr. Barak said, “but we cannot allow ourselves to rest just because of an intelligence report from the other side of the earth, even if it is from our greatest friend.”
Irancove @ December 4, 2007