What Deterrent Against An Anonymous Nuclear Attack? - The Philadelphia Bulletin Archives

Should terrorists anonymously attack the United States with any sort of nuclear weapon, the Obama administration, in contrast with Israel, would probably respond with press conferences, vows to hunt down and bring to justice the perpetrators of the war crime, fact-finding commissions and investigations, and national prayer meetings and healing sessions, including compulsory, politically correct quotations from the Koran.

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I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor - Al Qaeda’s Quest for the Bomb - NYTimes.com

While the world focuses on Iran as the greatest potential source of nuclear proliferation, the clearest danger may be forming somewhere in Pakistan under the direction of Zawahri and bin Laden. And unlike Iran, Al Qaeda would have no reason to develop a bomb other than to use it.

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With Mohamed ElBaradei out of the way, the truth can now be revealed about Iran’s nuclear weapon programme – Telegraph Blogs

Has anyone else noticed that, now Mohamed AlBaradei is no longer in charge of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, we are suddenly seeing a more realistic assessment of what the Iranians are really up to with their nuclear programme?

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Advice From Brzezinski on How to Curb Iran - WSJ.com

Play the long game, because time, demographics and generational change aren’t on the side of the current regime.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Says Islam Opposes Nuclear Weapons | Middle East | English

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reiterating a previous claim that Islam is “opposed to nuclear weapons,” insisting that Tehran is not trying to build them. Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency is also calling a leaked report that Tehran is working to build a nuclear warhead “baseless.”

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