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Weapons capability. >> they said there is no ar. there is no pro live proliferation risk. russia provides the fuel and takes it away. is that the case? you say that iran basically can make a nuclear bomb out of what they get out of there. >> well, the state department's position is nothing short of ridiculous. we are going to trust the russians to take the nuclear fuel away just as we trusted them not to deliver the nuclear fuel in the first place. i checked this out with our energy department several years ago. once the reactor is in full, regular operation, at a minimum you would be able -- ...

Routes to nuclear weapons. >> you say 40 to 60 nuclear bombs potentially capability starting on saturday? >> no. after the reactor is in operation for a relatively short period of time. so you have one load of fuel ready to go in the reactor and one in the cooling ponds after it has come out, you run all three of those fuel loads through, and that is 40 to 60 weapons. and you can get even more if you had more spent fuel rods in the cooling ponds nearby. so this is an enormous proliferation threat. >> and finally, can israel do something? there has been predictions if they do something they hav...

You need the world condemning iran. you don't just need -- as the iranians would call it, regime call it zionist and the evil americans. you need the world condemning these guys. sanctions, they're not going to cause a turn-around in this regime. they can potentially weaken, especially if they're aimed at the sources of revenue to the revolutionary guard, which is the direction they're heading. >> bret: this administration, mort, had tough time with sanctions to begin with and if they are working on exemption before the security council -- >> i just totally disagree with what nina said on this...

On board. you need the world condemning iran. you don't just need -- as the iranians would call it, regime call it zionist and the evil americans. you need the world condemning these guys. sanctions, they're not going to cause a turn-around in this regime. they can potentially weaken, especially if they're aimed at the sources of revenue to the revolutionary guard, which is the direction they're heading. >> bret: this administration, mort, had tough time with sanctions to begin with and if they are working on exemption before the security council -- >> i just totally disagree with what nina sa...

Officials say that it's the only path after tehran announced it was stepping up its uranium enrichment program. the chief said the country alerted the nuclear watchdog, would begin 20% increase in enrichment starting tomorrow. in east jerusalem today, palestinians clashed with police at a raid at a refugee camp. the leader of hamas says he sees no prospects for mideast peace dark russian hopes of including the group in an upcoming peace conference. connecticut school is cracking down an cursing with five or four letter words. local police will be getting involved issuing tickets for creati...