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Source: http://www.boston.com/news/world/worldly_boston/2009/11/the_least_bad_option_with_iran.html
The "Least Bad Option" with Iran
(Boston Globe) James F. Smith - Associate Professor Matthew Bunn, lead investigator for the Managing the Atom program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, argues in a new policy paper that a new round of negotiations with Iran has virtually zero chance of getting Iran to stop all enrichment of uranium, however tough the sanctions become. Iran already has 8,000 centrifuges in place, so insisting on zero centrifuges would all but ensure there is no deal - raising the chances of a military showdown. Bunn says the best alternative is a deal that would allow Iran very limited enrichment in exchange for full transparency and strict controls on Iran's nuclear program. That would fulfill the ultimate Western goal of ensuring Iran does not pursue a nuclear weapons program.