“The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.” WeaponsNuclearIranRegimesNuclear WeaponsTehranRegime Change Author:John Bolton
“I think the Russians basically don't think the North Koreans and the Iranians have the capabilities to get weapon systems that can threaten them, or that if they do the Russians know how to handle them and that that's the reason that it's all the more important that Russians be involved in the sale of high-end conventional weapons, the Bushehr nuclear reactor in the case of Russia and Iran, and similar kinds of relationships.” IfsThinkingKnowsKindImportantEndsReasonCasesKnow HowInvolvedWeaponsNuclearRussiaHandleIranCapabilityConventionalNorth KoreaKoreanNorth KoreanNuclear Reactors Author:John Bolton
“The North Koreans will sell anything to anybody for hard currency. If Al Queda came up with enough dollars to buy a nuclear weapon from North Korea I don't have any doubt that the North Koreans would sell it to them.” IfsHardEnoughDoubtWeaponsSellsDollarsNuclearAlsNuclear WeaponsCurrencyKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanNorth Korean Author:John Bolton
“Iran has essentially mastered all of the complex science and technology that they need to have a completely indigenous nuclear weapons program. That means that our options on Iran are extremely limited, to regime change or as a last resort, the use of force.” NeedsMeanUseLastsForceTechnologyWeaponsProgramComplexesNuclearIranRegimesNuclear WeaponsResortsIndigenousScience And TechnologyUse Of ForceRegime Change Author:John Bolton
“The Iranian government is the government that supplied the arms on the Karin-A to the Palestinian Authority several years ago, they are the world's largest central banker for terrorism, if they thought it was in their interest to give a terrorist group a nuclear weapon to use against America or against Israel, I don't think they'd hesitate.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingYearsUseGovernmentAmericaInterestGroupsArmsAuthorityWeaponsYears AgoIsraelTerrorismNuclearTerroristNuclear WeaponsPalestinianBankersIranianTerrorist Groups Author:John Bolton
“The real issue of dealing with proliferation of weapons of mass destruction: nuclear, chemical or biological is: What is your tolerance for risk? And my tolerance for risk for WMD proliferation is pretty close to zero. Because otherwise, we and our allies are at the mercy of regimes like Ahmadinejad and the mullahs in Tehran, or Kim Jong Il and the Hitler-in-the-bunker mentality in Pyongyang, or others who don't share our calculus on the value of human life.” HumansRealValuesIssuesRiskShareWeaponsMassDestructionMercyNuclearToleranceHuman LifeZeroChemicalsAlliesRegimesMentalityWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionKimCalculusProliferationWmdTehranBunkersMullahsValue Of Human Life Author:John Bolton
“You have to negotiate from positions of strength. And right now with Iran, we're not negotiating from a position of strength. The Europeans are negotiating from the position of "Please give up your nuclear weapons program, and by the way if you do we'll give you several boatloads of carrots." The Iranians are quite willing to keep on negotiating on that line for a long time.” IfsWayGivingLongLinesPositionWillingPleaseRight NowGiving UpWeaponsLong TimeProgramNuclearIranNuclear WeaponsCarrotsNegotiating Author:John Bolton
“I wouldn't give up on Russia, and with oil at $90 a barrel, they can refurbish their strategic capabilities and under an authoritarian regime, those nuclear weapons are still there and in the wrong hands we might have a problem again.” GivingStillsProblemHandsMightGiving UpWeaponsOilNuclearRussiaCapabilityRegimesNuclear WeaponsStrategicBarrels Author:John Bolton
“If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region.” IfsWeaponsNuclearRegionsIranNuclear WeaponsEgyptTurkeysArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudis Author:John Bolton
“North Korea is going to get away with keeping its nuclear weapons.” WeaponsNuclearGet AwayNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth Korea Author:John Bolton
“We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year.” YearsMaterialsSourceWeaponsIraqNuclearAcquireCapabilityNuclear WeaponsIndigenousFabricate Author:John Bolton
“Just like Sept. 11, only with nuclear weapons this time, that's the threat. I think that is the threat. I think it's just facing reality. It's not a happy reality, but it's reality and if you don't deal with it, it will become even more unpleasant.” IfsThinkingRealityDealsWeaponsThreatNuclearNuclear WeaponsSept 11Facing Reality Author:John Bolton
