Panetta: “We are prepared for any contingency in that part of the world.”

Sunday May 27, 2012

"The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. We will do everything we can to prevent them from developing a weapon.International community's been unified. We've put very tough sanctions on them as a result of that, and we are – you know, we are prepared for any contingency in that part of the world. But our hope is that these matters can be resolved diplomatically."

- Leon Panetta, Defense Secretary

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