They are still trying to acquire the full fuel cycle...once they've reached that stage, then it's several months before they can assemble a Device.
Exact quote from El Baradei: "I know they are trying to acquire the full fuel cycle. I know that acquiring the full fuel cycle means that a country is months away from nuclear weapons, and that applies to Iran and everybody else."
Despite the developments in Iran and North Korea, Mr ElBaradei said the most worrying nuclear threat came from the prospect of nuclear terrorism. "The deterrence concept does not apply in the case of terrorists. That is the most critical danger we are facing now because there is a lot of nuclear material and nuclear facilities that need to be adequately protected."
But it is generally believed that Iran holds all the cards at this point. If referred to the Security Council, the Iranians could use their oil-charged political influence to prevent any punitive action. And there remains the fear that the mullahs would pull out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, following the lead of North Korea which is believed to have enough weapons grade plutonium for at least six bombs.
While IAEA officials recognise that progress has been made in the EU negotiations, the talks so far have only bought time.
They are still trying to acquire the full fuel cycle...once they've reached that stage, then it's several months before they can assemble a Device.
While IAEA officials recognise that progress has been made in the EU negotiations, the talks so far have only bought time for Iran to acquire their nukes, which is what Iran wanted when it sat down to 'talk' in the first place.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure Iran plans to utilize the nukes for energy production purposes. After all, they'd benefit from having a nice America-sized glow as a nightlight.
But it's great to know that there will be peace in our time.