People talk very cavalierly about these strikes. It's really appalling to me that this kind of discussion goes on, this is not a pinprick attack. This would be weeks of hundreds of U.S. sorties. This would be the beginning of a major war in the Middle East that would make the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq look like warm-up acts, and it would have regional consequences.

Joseph Cirincione

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All nations that have nuclear weapons think that they are responsible and it is the other guys who are irresponsible.

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Pakistan is the most dangerous country on Earth. by Joseph Cirincione

Pakistan is the most dangerous country on Earth.

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Iran is five to 10 years away from having a nuclear weapon. We ha... by Joseph Cirincione

Iran is five to 10 years away from having a nuclear weapon. We have time to try diplomacy.

Joseph Cirincione

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So while there is no evidence at all that Iran has any significant quantity of nuclear material or any nuclear weapons, Iran is a much more difficult nuclear issue to resolve for the United States.

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Every single weapon in the nuclear arsenal is now due for replacement or an upgrade. It's a looming disaster.

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We are likely to get from this deal one of the most intrusive inspection regimes ever put in for any agreement of this type, all of this would be supervised by international inspectors.

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Everyone is playing brinksmanship. It will go down to the final h... by Joseph Cirincione

Everyone is playing brinksmanship. It will go down to the final hour.

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That meant you could no longer pump the cooling water through the reactors, or the cooling ponds, i don't think we're out of the woods yet. We have to make sure that the Russians who are taking over know what they're doing.

Joseph Cirincione