technology and help more and more countries get such weapons. That raises a whole new specter and could prompt a change of mind among folks who argue that the United States could live with a nuclear Iran because Iran would never dare attack the United States (or Israel) because the subsequent nuclear retaliation would devastate Iran. In a recent interview on the Charlie Rose television program, Mullen said Iran is “on the path to develop a nuclear weapon and to export the kind of technology associated with that. With everything else that’s gone on, I would want to reassure we haven’t lost our focus on Iran. It’s an extremely dangerous country.” Mullen has been most noted for his frequent remarks opposing war with Iran.
