Attack on Iran Facilities Would Only Delay Nuclear Program, Panetta Says - Bloomberg

Attack on Iran Facilities Would Only Delay Nuclear Program, Panetta Says - Bloomberg: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities might delay its alleged nuclear weapons program by only up to three years and he warned of “unintended consequences.”

While a military option must be kept available, it might not result in “really deterring Iran from what they want to do,” he said.

“You’ve got to be careful of unintended consequences here,” Panetta said at a Pentagon press conference. “It could have a serious impact in the region and it could have a serious impact on U.S. forces in the region,” he said of a hypothetical U.S. military strike.