Preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability is one of the most urgent national security challenges facing the United States. Despite enduring 15 years of sanctions, a cyber attack on its nuclear facilities and other setbacks, Iran is fast approaching the nuclear threshold. Stopping the clock on Iran's nuclear development requires demonstrating resolve and a triple-track approach of diplomacy, robust sanctions, and credible, visible preparations for a military option of last resort. BPC held a discussion on these important recommendations being released in its fourth Iran report, Meeting the Challenge: Stopping the Clock.

Read the Report: Meeting the Challenge: Stopping the Clock

Read the Press Release: Bipartisan Policy Center Report Recommends a Credible Threat of Military Force to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Development

Featuring

Senator Dan Coats (R-IN)

Former Senator Chuck Robb (D-VA)
Co-Chair, BPC's Iran Initiative

General (ret.) Chuck Wald
Co-Chair, BPC's Iran Initiative

John Tanner
Vice Chairman, Prime Policy Group
Member, BPC's Iran Initiative

Opening Remarks by

Michael Makovsky
Director, BPC's Foreign Policy Project

Related Reading

• Bolstering the Military Option on Iran, The Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2012
• The Real Oil Shock, The Weekly Standard, January 8, 2012
• Obama’s Iran policy shifts to containment, The Washington Post, December 9
• The New IAEA Report: Beyond Weaponization, November 10, 2011
• The growing threat of Iran’s nuclear program, The Washington Post, November 7, 2011
• Iran's Nuclear Program: Status and Breakout Timing, September 12, 2011

Foreign Policy Project, Iran Initiative