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Article: After War, Bush Administration to Scrutinize Nuclear Weapons Program in Iran.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- April 1, 2003
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By Tim Johnson, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 1--WASHINGTON -- When war ends in Iraq, the Bush administration will give "extremely high priority" to halting a secret nuclear weapons program in neighboring Iran, a senior administration official said Monday.
John Bolton, the under secretary for arms control, joined National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice in warning that the White House sees nuclear weapons programs in Iran and North Korea as imminent threats.
"The estimate we have of how close the Iranians are to production of nuclear weapons grows closer each day," said Bolton, a leading hawk within the ...