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Attack on Iran would not prevent its nuclear development

Iran could recover from attack on its nuclear sites within six months, says U.S. report U.S. congressional report says Israel and U.S. do not know exact location of Iran nuclear facilities, which may be dispersed in such a way that an Israeli attack would not be successful. By Haaretz , 28 March 12, Iran could probably rebuild most of its centrifuge workshops within six months after an attack on its nuclear sites, according to a
new report by U.S. congressional researchers, Bloomberg reported on
Wednesday.

The report by analysts at the Congressional Research Service, citing
interviews with current and former U.S. officials, said that the
Islamic Republic’s centrifuge “workshops” are widely dispersed and
hidden, which could complicate a potential Israeli military strike.
According to the report, neither Israel nor the U.S. knows for certain
where Iran’s nuclear facilities are located and the possibility of
dispersed nuclear sites makes any assessment of a military strike’s
success more difficult. It is “unclear what the ultimate effect of a
strike would be on the likelihood of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons,”
Bloomberg quoted the report as saying.

The congressional researchers said that, “An attack that left Iran’s
conversion and centrifuge production facilities intact would
considerably reduce” the time Iran would need to resume its nuclear
activities.

Moreover, the researches quoted a former U.S. official as saying that
Iran could probably replicate most of its centrifuge workshops within
six months…. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/iran-could-recover-from-attack-on-its-nuclear-sites-within-six-months-says-u-s-report-1.421344

March 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international, weapons and war