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Defusing the Mullahs' Bomb
By Henry Sokolski
Policy Review | August 3, 2005


When it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, most U.S. and allied officials are in one or another state of denial. All insist it is critical to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, few understand just how late it is to attempt this. Iran is now no more than 12 to 48 months from acquiring a nuclear bomb, lacks for nothing technologically or materially to produce it, and seems dead set on securing an option to do so.


This article, relying on research and meetings with the nation’s leading experts on Iran, the Middle East, and nuclear proliferation â€â€