Russian Think Tank Says Iran Will Build Bomb Within Five Years
Posted on: Friday, 3 March 2006, 06:00 CST
Iran will acquire nuclear weapons within five years, according to the Foreign and Defence Policy Council, a Russian think tank, Interfax news agency reported on 3 March.
"A minority of experts think that we are talking about a period of six months to two years, but the majority lean towards several years (up to five)," an analytical report produced by the council says. It adds that "the world should start learning to live with a nuclear Iran now".
The report says that although Iran acquiring nuclear weapons will have a negative effect on Russia's security, the consequences will not be catastrophic as long as Iran remains stable. "Tehran will not use weapons of mass destruction or pass nuclear technology to other countries, and certainly not to terrorist organizations," the council says.
The report also suggests that the acquisition of a nuclear bomb by Iran would push Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt towards the creation of their own nuclear weapons.
Source: BBC Monitoring Former Soviet Union
Related Articles
- Pelosi on Iran Sanctions Act: 'A Nuclear Iran is Simply Unacceptable'
- IBM Nuclear Power Advisory Council Identifies Key 2008 Issues for Nuclear Power
- Abizaid: World Could Abide Nuclear Iran
- Ahmadinejad: 'Iran is a Nuclear Iran'
- Olmert urges action to head off nuclear Iran
- Many Arabs favor nuclear Iran
- West Has Few Options in Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Experts Say
- Report: Ag Lending Too Narrow The Farm Credit Council Says Expanding Farm Credit Could Help Ensure Rural Survival. Horizons Project Findings
- World may have to live with nuclear Iran -US study
- EU powers prepare for showdown over nuclear Iran
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds