United States Secretary of Defense Gates recently complained there was no plan to halt Iran's nuclear research, which is thought to be aimed at building atomic weapons. It is more accurate to say that plans to halt the program - both diplomatic and military - are impractical or have grave consequences. In the absence of a way to halt Iran's nuclear research, worrisome though the program is, the US might consider a containment policy, or perhaps even a diplomatic opening with Iran.
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