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JERUSALEM: Iran could be just months away from fully mastering
nuclear technology, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz said
on Thursday, citing intelligence estimates.
“The Iranians could cross the technological
line within a relatively short time, within months, before the end
of the year,” he told army radio.
“We have to prepare for that scenario,” said
Mofaz, who was speaking while on an official visit to the United
States.
Israel, the Middle East’s sole if undeclared
nuclear power, and the United States have accused Iran of using its
civilian nuclear power program as a cover for attempting to develop
an atomic bomb.
Tehran vehemently denies that, but has had three
sets of UN Security Council sanctions imposed on it for refusing to
stop enriching uranium.
-- AFP
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