Reply #7: Rumsfeld: Iran 'Years Away' from Nuclear Weapon (Reuters)

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Rumsfeld: Iran 'Years Away' from Nuclear Weapon



By Tabassum Zakaria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is believed to be years away from having a nuclear weapon and the United States has decided to use diplomacy, not military action, in dealing with the issue, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Sunday.

"It's fairly clear from the public statements of the Iranians that, that they are on a path of seeking a nuclear weapon and don't have it at the present time," Rumsfeld said in a taped interview with CNN's "Late Edition."

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Rumsfeld was cautious about the accuracy of intelligence estimates on Iran's nuclear program.


"I don't make estimates, that's the business for the intelligence community. But they're (Iran) some years away according to the estimates, but I don't know if the estimates are correct or not," Rumsfeld told CNN.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20050206/ts_nm/iran_usa_dc_3

He doesn't make estimates..? He should look in his Iraq Diary.