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"(S) Many foreign experts as well as Iranians say that even the reformers linked to Iranian President Khatami believe that Iran needs a deterrent against its nuclear neighbors -Israel, Russia and Pakistan- and possibly against the United States.
Gary Samore, director of non-proliferation programs at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and a former Clinton administration's security official, believes that "They [Iranians] have made the decision to develop a breakout capability, which will give them the option to leave the treaty in the future and complete a nuclear weapon within six months or a year.
" In another occasion and in a gathering of Iranian ambassadors on August 19, 2003 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said "the positions of the United States and certain Western countries, which require Iran to give up nuclear technology, are unsuitable, unjust and oppressive, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will never accept these requests.
In the meantime, experts within and outside the administration are focusing on Iran as the United States' next foremost foreign policy crisis, with some predicting that the country could acquire a nuclear weapon as early as 2006.
" Some analysts believe that while the Bush administration makes clear they will never let Iran acquire nuclear weapons; it shows no interest in addressing Tehran's very real security concerns.