Iran nuclear weapon over a year away, says Obama

So what's scarier then a neighbor that doesn't like you that is developing nuclear weapons? One that you know will be done soon. Recently, United States President Barack Obama has told an Israeli television channel it would take Iran "over a year or so" to develop a nuclear weapon. In an interview, he said he did not want to "cut it too close" and declined to rule out the possibility of military action.
While Tehran insists it is refining uranium only for peaceful energy purposes, it's rather clear what their inteded goal is. So Iran's nuclear program is expected to be high on the agenda when President Obama when he visits Israel later this month.

"... our goal here is to make sure that Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon that could threaten Israel or could trigger an arms race in the region. That would be extraordinarily dangerous at a time when obviously there are already a lot of things going on" stated President Obama when asked about the situation.

For all the trouble the Middle East has seen in the past, none is more serious then a potential nuclear arms race. Tension between the various factions and issue within the region have been the cause much strife, but this is on another level. Not only could it decimate the region, but could lead to outside military intervention on the same scale (nuclear). This could cause a chain reaction of unthinkable repercussions.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21791105