If a state has the ability to do that (enrich uranium or plutonium), that means that it is only a few months from producing nuclear weapons.
Barring exceptional circumstances and provided there is the sustained, proactive cooperation by Iraq, we should be able in the next few months to provide credible assurance that Iraq has no nuclear weapons program.
We have a hiccup right now, ... I am optimistic that in the coming months we will see a resumption of these negotiations.
We have a hiccup right now. I am optimistic that in the coming months we will see a resumption of these negotiations.
Because if you have the fissile material, you are a few months away from the ability to develop a nuclear weapon, should you decide to do that. And that margin of security is very, very close for comfort.