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December 14, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ex-middle-east-adviser-we-still-have-time-to-prevent-irans-nuclear-program/2011/12/13/gIQAlfpjsO

Dennis Ross: Still Time to Prevent Iran's Nuclear Program

(Washington Post) Joby Warrick - The Obama administration is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear arms as a "vital national security interest" but believes there is still time to change Iranian behavior through economic and political pressure, Dennis Ross, a former top adviser on the Middle East, told the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Tuesday. More pressure is needed to prevent Iran's leaders from acquiring a nuclear capability that would destabilize the region and heighten the risk of war, he said. "This is not about containment; it's about prevention," Ross said. "I believe we still have time and space to achieve that objective." Ross also played down chances for a breakthrough on Middle East peace in the near future.

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