Alex Spillius
London Telegraph
Monday , January 11th, 2010
The US military commander for the Middle East and the
Gulf region has confirmed that the United States has developed
contingency plans to deal with Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Gen David Petraeus, head of Central Command or Centcom,
did not elaborate on the plans, but said the military has considered
the impacts of any action taken there.
Asked about the vulnerability of Iran’s nuclear installations,
he told CNN: “Well, they certainly can be bombed. The level of
effect would vary with who it is that carries it out, what ordnance
they have, and what capability they can bring to bear.”
He added: “It would be almost literally irresponsible if
Centcom were not to have been thinking about the various ‘what
ifs’ and to make plans for a whole variety of different
contingencies.”
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