For years Iran has practised denial and deception; it has blustered and played for time. All the while, it has kept an eye on the day when it might be able to build a nuclear weapon. The world has negotiated with Iran; it has balanced the pain of eco nomic sanctions with the promise of reward if Iran unambigu ously forsakes the bomb. All the while, outside powers have been able to count on the last resort of a military assault.
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