June 6, 2006

Give 'em More Rope

By J.R. Dunn
One thing can be said for Iranians — they've sure come up with a novel method of running a secret nuclear program. The U.S. ran the Manhattan Project (more in hope than execution, it turned out) as one of the most secret programs of the Second World War. The USSR's first bomb test in 1949 might have remained hidden if the U.S. hadn't detected radioactive debris over the Bering Strait. Israel played its program so close the vest that no one is quite certain when the threshold was breached. Even North Korea has been very circumspect with any detailed information concerning weapons. But not Iran. The Iranians have done everything but put up a billboard on Times Square with a mushroom cloud on it. They may silkily insist they're interested only in power reactors, but the accompanying threats, missile tests, and  leave little doubt as to actual intentions. Iran's game Over the past few weeks the Iranians have shelled a Kurdish camp across the Iraqi border, sent a condescending...(Read Full Article)