Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 22

1-Jun-2009

IRAN

US Military Chief Admits Possibility Of Iranian Nuclear Power Program With Inspections

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ABC television on 24 May that he thought Iran was closer to acquiring nuclear weapons technology than earlier estimated by US officials, including Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Most of us believe that its one to three years,, said Adm Mullen, depending on assumptions about where they...