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Iran intel turnabout hinged on military notes: report
Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2007 The stunning US turnabout on Iran's nuclear weapons program hinged on notes obtained by US intelligence that detailed deliberations by Iranian military officials, The New York Times reported Thursday. Citing senior US intelligence and government officials, the Times said the notes included conversations by senior Iranian military officials complaining bitterly about a decision in late 2003 to halt a complex engineering effort to design a nuclear weapon that could fit atop a missile, the Times said. The notes were corroborated in recent months by other intelligence, including intercepted conversations of Iranian officials, it said. The Times said it was not clear if the intercepted conversations were of the same military officials or others whose deliberations were recounted in the notes, or their superiors. The newly obtained intelligence ultimately led the US intelligence community to conclude with "high confidence" that Iran halted the secret weapons program in 2003, in a reversal of historic proportions. Two of 16 intelligence entitites, however, had only "moderate" confidence that the halt to those activities represented a halt to Iran's entire nuclear weapons program. Hard evidence of the covert Iranian weapons program came to light in 2004 when US intelligence obtained a laptop that belonged to an Iranian engineer. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Cheney: Iran report may hinder US policy
Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2007US Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday acknowledged that a blockbuster US intelligence finding that Iran halted its nuclear weapons drive in 2003 may hamper diplomatic efforts to confront Tehran. |
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