U.S. Not Ready to Talk About Containing a Nuclear Iran

According to Fox News, the U.S. not ready to talk about containing a nuclear Iran

Though Iran could have enough nuclear bomb-making material as early as next year, the top U.S. defense official said Sunday that the Obama administration is not prepared "to even talk about containing a nuclear Iran."

Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that all options are still on the table if Iran were to go nuclear, but he thinks there is still "some time to continue working this problem," conceivably through the use of economic sanctions.

"I don't think we're prepared to even talk about containing a nuclear Iran. I think we're -- we -- our view still is we -- we do not accept the idea of Iran having nuclear weapons. And our policies and our efforts are all aimed at preventing that from happening," he said.

There are other viable sources that say Iran is much further along is developing a weapon and delivery system than Mr. Gates tells us. I don't know if Mr Gates and company truly believe what he is telling us, but now is the time to ere on the side of caution.