A New Assessment of the Threat from Iran
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2007
⏱️ 51 minutes
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The CIA says Iran is not trying to build nuclear weapons any more, but President Bush says it's still a real threat to the rest of the world. We look at how the latest National Intelligence Estimate looks to America's friends and potential enemies. Also, with the first voting less than a month away, five Republican candidates have a shot at primary victories.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.6 | The threat from Iran, a new assessment. |
| 0:14.3 | Hello again, I'm Arminolni, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:18.4 | A daily look at the issues. Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.1 | The latest intelligence estimate says Iran stopped trying to build a nuclear weapon four years ago, |
| 0:26.8 | a far cry from recent claims by the Bush administration. |
| 0:30.3 | Today, the president said that's not an argument for change, but more of the same. |
| 0:34.8 | International pressure to make sure the program is not resumed. On to the point, |
| 0:39.6 | will this reduce the possibility of military action? Will the U.S. still have credibility with crucial |
| 0:44.9 | allies? We'll hear from Washington, from Europe, and Israel. On the second half of our program, |
| 0:51.0 | the Republican primaries for president, the new intelligence on Iran, religion, |
| 0:56.0 | and close races in early states. First, here's the news. |
| 0:59.7 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio |
| 1:05.5 | International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. |
| 1:10.5 | and Catherine T. MacArthur |
| 1:11.5 | Foundation. Hello again. Warren Alney, back with To the Point. The CIA and other agencies say Iran |
| 1:17.4 | is not trying to build nuclear weapons anymore, but President Bush says it's still a real threat |
| 1:22.2 | to the rest of the world. On To the Point, the latest national intelligence estimate, how does it |
| 1:27.3 | look to America's friends and potential enemies? Also today, with the first voting less than a month away, five Republican candidates have a shot at primary victories. We'll hear about religion and immigration. Will the campaigns be affected by the news on Iran? First, this news update. In October, President Bush talked about Iran's nuclear |
| 1:45.3 | program in terms of World War III. But the latest national intelligence estimate says Iran stopped |
| 1:51.2 | trying to build a bomb four years ago. Today, the president said it is still a threat to the world. |
| 1:57.6 | I'm saying that I believe before the NIE that Iran was dangerous, and I believe |
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