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US confident it could intercept an Iranian missile
Posted: Apr 22, 2010 7:00 AM by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Updated: Apr 22, 2010 7:00 AM
A senior defense official says the U.S. has ruled out a military strike against Iran anytime soon.
Senior Pentagon policy adviser Michele Flournoy says the U.S. would rather pursue economic sanctions if Tehran is moving toward building a nuclear weapon. Flournoy says a military strike against Iran would be a "last resort." Meanwhile, the Pentagon's chief spokesman says the military is confident it could defend the U.S. against the threat of an Iranian ballistic missile strike.
A department report to Congress concludes Iran could develop a missile capable of striking the United States by 2015.
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