Leader of Anti-Proliferation Org Changes Tune on Preventing Iran Nukes

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Nuclear experts criticized Cirincione’s change of heart.

“Joseph Cirincione was right in 2005 when he said that we cannot leave Iran ‘a screwdriver’s turn’ away from bomb-making capability,” said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). “He was correct when he said that ‘we can live with an Iran with nuclear power reactors, we cannot accept an Iran with the plants to enrich uranium or reprocess plutonium.’”

“Now that he has changed his mind, Joe should explain why and whether he has any red lines left that if not met would render a nuclear deal unacceptable,” Dubowitz said.

Cirincione did not respond to an email seeking clarification of his remarks.
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