The only sure way to stop it is draconian. ... if the United States wanted to absolutely ensure the Iranians could not build a nuclear arsenal, planners might opt to shut down all sources of power generation. “Iran cannot sustain a nuclear research program if they don't have electricity and oil and a bunch of other things like that,” Col. Warden said. “But that is a pretty draconian solution. We have the capability to do that. We could do that in 24 hours if we wanted to. But nobody else in the world is remotely close to being able to do it. And we wouldn't.” इस दूसरे आपरेशन पर जो प्रश्न चिन्ह उभरता है और जिस पर लेखकों ने कोई अनुमान नहीं लगाया है कि क्या तुर्की, जार्डन, अमेरिका या सउदी अरब इजरायल को अपने वायु क्षेत्र का प्रयोग करने देगें । (क्योंकि इराक अमेरिका के अधीन है)
