Liam Fox: Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons Next Year -- The Telegraph
The West should assume the Islamic Republic will be nuclear-armed by 2012 and “act in accordance” with that timetable, the Defence Secretary has said.
In the House of Commons, Dr Fox was asked about the assessment of Meir Dagan, the former Israeli intelligence chief, that Iran will be unable to develop a working nuclear weapon until 2015.
Dr Fox, a hawk who has repeatedly raised public concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme, told MPs that he thought Mr Dagan’s assessment could be too optimistic.
Instead, the West should plan on the basis that Tehran is much closer to developing a working nuclear weapon, he said.
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