By Xinhua
Jerusalem : Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday urged the international community not to cease its efforts against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian nuclear program, local newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said.
During a meeting with visiting former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Peres said that intelligence reports sometimes turn out to be inaccurate, and regarding the Iranian issue, the international community must eschew compromise and focus on a few clear warning signs.
Peres also warned that whenever Iran develops a successful civilian nuclear energy program, the transition to obtaining nuclear weapons will be quick and easy.
“We are likely to wake up one morning and discover that comprehensive nuclear technology was passed on without interruption and is close to implementation,” he said.
Meanwhile, the president spoke with Albright about Israeli worries about Iranian investment in developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting targets in Europe.
The American National Intelligence Estimate, a report published on Monday which represented the collective views of all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, asserted that Iran froze its nuclear weapons program in 2003, and that it no longer works toward developing nuke technology apart from uranium enrichment.
The estimate contradicts the picture accepted by Western intelligence agencies over the past two years, according to which Iran was zealously working to build nuclear weapon.