Iran 3 years from atomic bomb: Israeli minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s minister of strategic affairs said Wednesday that technical difficulties have pushed back the Iranian timetable for producing a nuclear weapon. Moshe Yaalon, a former military chief of staff whose portfolio includes monitoring Iran, said he believes Iran is at least three years away from developing a nuclear bomb. Iran denies such intentions. Israeli military officials have said Iran has the expertise to build a bomb, but still needs time to gather the necessary materials. Yaalon’s assessment matches the outer range of past Israeli estimates that Iran is anywhere from one to three years away from developing a weapon. “These difficulties postpone the timetable, so we can’t…
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