Defense Minister Ehud Barak: If the West's demands on Iran are minimalist, they are not enough.
"With Shaul Mofaz in the government, all options regarding Iran are on the table," Minister of Defense Ehud Barak told “IDF Radio" (Galei Zahal) today. "The Iranians are continuing their plan to develop a nuclear weapon. The group of countries in talks with Iran should present a demand, which if accepted, will stop Iran's progress toward nuclear capability."
Commenting on today's talks with the West, Barak said, "If the demands when entering the talks are what we believe - minimalist - even if Iran accepts them, it will still be able to develop a nuclear weapon. We therefore think that the demands should be changed. These demands are too little."
Barak added, "We trying to send this message to other countries. Demands should be made to prevent Iran from continuing the race to achieve a nuclear weapon under any circumstances. We have a paramount responsibility to do everything we can on this matter.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on May 14, 2012
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