Are we about to see nuclear weapons used on the battlefield for the first time since World War II? Analysts estimate the United States has been at DEFCON 3 for over 20 months now, an unprecedented length of time to be at such a heightened state of readiness – a posture directly attributable to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
With regard to Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons, two important things took place in Washington, DC on Wednesday October 2, 2014: 1) A report prepared by James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee was released, and 2) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House to discuss several issues, but primarily Iran’s efforts to build nuclear weapons.