Obama Vows New Bid to Thwart Iran Nuclear Effort

[The Northerner]

President Barack Obama said economic sanctions against Iran to contain Tehran's nuclear ambitions have "enormous bite," and he will consult with other nations on additional steps to ensure that Iran does not acquire an atomic weapon.

Obama expressed confidence that Russia and China in particular understand the threat of a nuclear armed Iran would pose and said their leaders agree that Iran cannot weaponize its nuclear power and trigger a nuclear arms race in the region.

The president, answering questions at a press conference during an Asia-Pacific economic summit, did not specifically say he would consider military action if Tehran were to persist in arming itself with a nuclear weapon. But he added: "We are not taking any options off the table. Iran with nuclear weapons would pose a threat not only to the region but also to the United States."

A report on Friday from the International Atomic Energy Agency provided new evidence that Iran's nuclear program includes clandestine efforts to build a bomb. The report, circulated among the U.N. watchdog agency's member countries, includes satellite images, letters, diagrams and other documents. It alleges Iran has been working to acquire equipment and weapons design information, testing high explosives and detonators and developing compute models of a warhead's core. Taken together, it's the most unequivocal evidence yet that the Iranian program ranges far beyond enriching uranium for use in energy and medical research, which is what Tehran says it's for.

Read more: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/13/142291960/obama-vows-new-bid-to-thwart-iran-nuclear-effort

[msongs]

1. who kills kids with drones, Iran or ....some other man? nt

[Bladian]

3. So we should just let the crazies have the nukes, is what you're saying.

[polly7]

4. How many wars has Iran started? nt.

[WCGreen]

7. Wrong post

[Prometheus Bound]

8. The crazies already got the nukes. And Iran has no interest.

[girl gone mad]

10. The crazies have had nukes for decades.

Too late to put that genie back.

[yourout]

2. On to the next war.

[markpkessinger]

5. Does anybody actually buy this nonsense? n/t

[Prometheus Bound]

6. He had to say something. It was the only way to get Netanyahu off the phone for the 10th time today.

[Bonobo]

9. Based on the most reliable metric, past behavior, the USA is the greatest nuclear threat.

Afte all, only the US has shown a willingness to use it on civilians.