Publication

In his speech at the Saban Forum on December 2, 2011, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stressed the need for Israel to work together with the US to foil the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear project. Panetta’s words were expressed in the context of growing concerns in the American administration that Israel is preparing to act independently against Iran in order to foil its nuclear ambitions. This brief argues that the United States is well aware that Iran continues to labor towards attaining military nuclear capability.