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The intelligence community in the United States and around the world currently assess that Iran does not have nuclear weapons," Mr Rumsfeld said during a visit to the southern German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
"The assessment is that they do have a very active programme and are likely to have nuclear weapons in a relatively short period of time."
The defence secretary went further than experts from the UN's monitoring agency, the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) who visited Iran last week
june 2003
www.guardian.co.uk...
Rumsfeld, whose country led the 2003 invasion of Iraq on the basis of what proved to be false reports that Baghdad possesses banned weapons, was cautious about the accuracy of intelligence estimates on Iran's nuclear programme.
"...they're some years away according to the estimates, but I don't know if the estimates are correct or not," he said.
Feb 2005
www.stuff.co.nz...
as posted by Halfofone
Edit: The us itelligence is supposedly the 'best' in the world, Why can't they get this stuff right?
Well which is it Rumsfeld??
Iran asserts its military is not involved in nuclear activities, and the IAEA has found no firm evidence to the contrary. The agency also has not been able to support U.S. assertions that nearly two decades of covert nuclear programs discovered 2 1/2 years ago were aimed at making nuclear weapons and not at generating electricity, as Tehran claims.
www.dailytimes.com.pk...
Edit: The us itelligence is supposedly the 'best' in the world, Why can't they get this stuff right?
The us itelligence is supposedly the 'best' in the world