we d probably delay them. but that if they re persistent enough, they could at some point succeed. is that a fair judgment from your position? that s a fair judgment. so that the only absolutely dispositive way to end any potential would be to physically occupy their country and to just disestablish their nuclear facilities. is that a fair, logical conclusion? absent some other unknown calculus that would go on, that s a fair conclusion. and look, nobody is talking about invading iran to deal with all of this. and that s the fundamental problem with a military option. unless iran s leaders are going to change their mind and give up nuclear weapons development, a military strike would only delay it. suzanne? thank you, barbara. and the obama administration
you re in the situation room happening now. it was one of the worst terrorist attacks on u.s. soil. now on this 15th anniversary of the oklahoma city bombing, what s the biggest threat americans are facing? i m going one-on-one with homeland security secretary janet napolitano. and as pope benedict marks the sixth anniversary of becoming pope, does he have what it takes to moving the catholic church beyond a growing sex scandal? i m suzanne malveaux, and you re in the situation room. in oklahoma city, today, 168 seconds of silence. one for every victim of the devastating bombing over a federal building exactly 15 years ago.
now the white house and the pentagon says that s not what s going on. but indeed, there is stepped up military planning just in case it s needed. iran s military on parade this weekend. president ahmadinejad saying iran is now so powerful no country would dare attack it. iran s ultimate threat, its nuclear weapons development program. but the white house monday pointing out the regimes already had trouble making weapons grade fuel. the rhetoric of iran and their nuclear program does not always meet the reality of what they re capable of. but while diplomacy is the top option, the pentagon has stepped up planning in case strikes are ordered. in january, defense secretary robert gates sent the white house a classified memo listing policy and military priorities. gates saying in a statement over the weekend, the u.s. is prepared to act across a broad
they all send reminders that those days are over. good evening and welcome to the lead. i m jack tapper. we begin with breaking news. north korea scaring the world by launching another missile as part of its nuclear weapons development program. the provocative move coming hours after the top u.s. diplomat, secretary of state rex tillerson called for international pressure against pyongyang. in response to the missile, a circumspect statement from the white house press secretary saying the administration is aware of the missile test. the president has been briefed. the president himself took to twitter to respond saying, quote, north korea disrespected the wishes of china and its highly respected president when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. bad!
his old life, which was easier as they all send reminders that those days are over. good evening and welcome to the lead. i m jack tapper. we begin with breaking news. north korea scaring the world by launching another missile as part of its nuclear weapons development program. the provocative move coming hours after the top u.s. diplomat, secretary of state rex tillerson called for international, economic, and diplomatic pressure against pyongyang. in response to the missile, a circumspect statement from the white house press secretary saying the administration is aware of the missile test. the president has been briefed. the president himself took to twitter to respond saying, quote, north korea disrespected the wishes of china and its highly respected president when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. bad! u.s. officials say the test was