How to stop Iran from building the bomb.
A Pentagon-funded study suggests that bombing Iran is not the best way to stop that evil regime from building nuclear weapons. A series of other steps would put intense pressure on Iran. One of the steps must be concessions by Israel. (* PDF) The report begins:
When it comes to Iran’s nuclear program, most U.S. and allied officials are in one or another state of denial. All insist it is critical to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Yet, few understand just how late it is to attempt this. Iran is now no more than 12 to 48 months from acquiring a nuclear bomb, lacks for nothing technologically or materially to produce it, and seems dead set on securing an option to do so. As for the most popular policy options – to bomb or bribe Iran – only a handful of analysts and officials are willing to admit publicly how self-defeating these courses of action might be.
The study is Restraining a Nuclear-Ready Iran: Seven Levers, by the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. (†)