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US intelligence officials are under pressure from the White House to produce a justification to declare Iran in violation of a 2015 nuclear agreement, in an echo of the politicisation of intelligence that led up to the Iraq invasion, according to former officials and analysts.
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The authors argue that the inspections provided by the nuclear deal will provide valuable intelligence on military targets if a military option to constrain Iran's nuclear program is ever required.
[ More ]In classified hearings before a joint Congressional intelligence committee, intelligence community officials affirmed that with the combination of the intel they will gain from the Iran deal and their existing technical collection means, they will be able to successfully verify and monitor Iran's compliance with the agreement.
[ More ]The author argues that acceptance of the nuclear deal with Iran would increase "the benefits and reduces the costs of military action should Iran attempt breakout" through improving intelligence collection and target development of Iran's nuclear program.
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