Gates: Iran’s Nuke Program Puts Middle East at Risk

By • on February 6, 2010

Gates: Iran’s Nuke Program Puts Middle East at Risk

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2010 – Iran’s nuclear program continues to put security in the Middle East at risk despite international pressure to halt its efforts, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks with Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen