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U.S. Intelligence Chief Corrects Impression Given by NIE on Iran


[Financial Times-UK] Demetri Sevastopulo - Admiral Michael McConnell, director of national intelligence, told the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday that the November national intelligence estimate had concluded that Tehran had ceased only efforts to covertly enrich uranium and design nuclear warheads. "The only thing that they've halted was nuclear weapons design, which is probably the least significant part of the program," he said. McConnell said Iran continued to develop uranium enrichment technology and longer-range ballistic missiles.
2008-02-06 01:00:00
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