Iran not nuke-capable ‘for at least a year’

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“Iran is not expected to be capable of producing nuclear weapons for at least a year, maybe more, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday,” reports Reuters, covering him from aboard  a U.S. military aircraft en route to South America:

Asked about reported comments that Iran might be able to join the nuclear club in months, Gates said: “I don’t believe it.”

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