Was Iran really racing for nukes?

IN 2002, AT a time when America was gripped by fears of an Iraqi nuclear bomb, an Iranian opposition group held a press conference to reveal a dramatic discovery. Iran, it said, had built a facility to enrich uranium into what could eventually become bomb fuel. The location was near the city of Natanz, in Isfahan province. On June 13th explosions rang out at Natanz, one of many targets across the country hit by Israeli bombs. “In recent months,” claimed Israel, Iran had “raised its involvement in advancing the readiness of all necessary components to assemble nuclear weapons.”