(New York Times) National security adviser Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that President Bush would "look at all the tools that are available to him" to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program. "There are very active efforts under way, for instance, to undermine the ability of the Iranians under the cover of civilian nuclear cooperation to get the components that would help them for nuclear weapons developments," Ms. Rice said. "You cannot allow the Iranians to develop a nuclear weapon," she said. "The international community has got to find a way to come together and to make certain that that does not happen." (New York Times) Senior administration and intelligence officials say they are seeking ways to step up unspecified covert actions intended "to disrupt or delay as long as we can" Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon.
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