Monday, August 11, 2008

Think Tank ISIS suggests US or Israeli attack on Iran non-productive

US too much in the dark for Iran strike

WASHINGTON - A military attack on Iran's major nuclear facilities by the United States or Israel would likely result only in a delay - and not a particularly significant one at that - in Tehran's ability to produce the fuel necessary to build a nuclear weapon, according to a report released on Friday by an influential think-tank on nuclear proliferation issues.

The 15-page report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) concludes that too much is unknown about Tehran's entire program for enriching uranium and how quickly it can be reconstituted if its major known facilities were destroyed in such an attack.More >>>