Chairman Of The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen: Iran Acquiring A Nuclear Weapon Would Be "Calamitous"

Mullen told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, "I'm one who believes that Iran getting a nuclear weapon is calamitous for the region and for the world. It then, in my view, generates neighbors who feel exposed, deficient and then develop or buy the capability themselves. The downside, potentially, is absolutely disastrous," alluding to the possibility of a nuclear arms-race in the Middle East.

"Major leaders, internationally, have got to come together to arrest this growth or the long-term downside for the people in the world is really, really tragic and drastic," Mullen said.
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