A Nuclear Iran? Biden Downplays the Threat

Jessica LaHousse / February 19, 2010

If Vice President Biden’s weekend comments are any indication, the White House isn’t taking Iran’s recent claim to be a nuclear state very seriously.  In a report by the New York Times, Biden said of Iran, “It is not a nuclear power.”  Biden went on to explain that, in his opinion, Ahmadinejad is exaggerating.

Biden is correct in a narrow sense: Iran is not yet a nuclear weapons power.  But it is well on its way to becoming one.  And the Obama Administration must take much stronger action to prevent this, not downplay the threat. (more…)