Iran "not close" to nuclear weapon: Gates

[babylonsister]

Is someone lying? Who should we believe?


Iran "not close" to nuclear weapon: Gates
Sun Mar 1, 2009 6:39pm GMT

By Deborah Zabarenko



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is not close to having a nuclear weapon, which gives the United States and others time to try to persuade Tehran to abandon its suspected atomic arms program, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday.

"They're not close to a stockpile, they're not close to a weapon at this point, and so there is some time," Gates said on NBC television's "Meet The Press."

Gates' comments followed a televised interview with Adm. Mike Mullen, head of the U.S. military Joint Chiefs of Staff, who told CNN's "State of the Union" that he believed Iran has enough fissile material to make a nuclear bomb.

"We think they do, quite frankly," Mullen said.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE5201Y920090301?sp=true

[madrchsod]

1. why he`s a lier!

hell even i know iran is close to making a atomic bomb...i read it on the internets!

[fascisthunter]

2. he's right about that

[Ardent15]

3. Different interpretations of ambiguous intelligence

[tangent90]

4. I guess I believe Gates. President Obama obviously thinks he's the right guy since he kept him on.

The alternative is too horrible to contemplate.

[Truth2Tell]

5. Is someone lying?

Ummmm. Yes.