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July 21, 2004
Israel sees "nuclear capable" Iran by 2007

REUTERS: Israel sees "nuclear capable" Iran by 2007

Israeli estimates of when Iran will be able to build a nuclear bomb have been shifted two more years to 2007, an intelligence report said on Wednesday and analysts credited the delay to international scrutiny of Tehran.

Security sources quoted the report -- delivered to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in private and leaked in part to the media -- as saying that within three years Iran would have the means to produce an atomic bomb by itself.

Iran vehemently denies pursuing nuclear weapons, arguing its atomic ambitions are limited to generating electricity.

Posted by Laurence Simon at July 21, 2004 04:20 PM | TrackBack
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I was unable to find that Reuters piece at the above link. I found an article which contains the above quotes here.

Posted by: Tomorrowist [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2004 08:16 PM


Israel sees nuclear capable Iran by 2007 . . . Iranians see bright sun at midnight when Israel responds . . .

Posted by: DWC [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2004 10:29 PM

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