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Whether or not war's planned isn't known. Cooler heads in high places know the risk. Minimally it could engulf the entire region disastrously. Worse would be general war, possibly involving Russia and China.
Once something starts, anything's possible, even unthinkably using of nuclear weapons to destroy underground facilities. Doing so would risk many thousands of lives and widespread radiation contamination.
Guardian writer Julian Borger headlined, "The IAEA report: what does it mean and will it lead to war with Iran?" saying:
"There is nothing in the report that was not previously known by the major powers. The West and Israel (supplied information on alleged) weapons development....""Furthermore, the bulk of the report is historical," pre-2003. Clearly it shows Iran's not "rac(ing) to a bomb."
"Obama....has no stomach nor money for another war, and (Pentagon) generals insist that every way they game the scenarios, America comes out the loser."
Former IAEA inspector/later department director Robert Kelly called Amano's report "very thin," a "real mish-mash," including "amateurish analysis...I thought there would be a lot more there....It's certainly old news. It's really quite stunning how little new information is in there."
In 2005, Kelly examined Amano's original documents. Gotten from a mysterious laptop, they alleged a so-called "green salt project" to provide clandestine uranium, high-explosives testing, and reengineering a Shahab-3 missile to carry a nuclear warhead.
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