Aspen, Colorado, August 2, 2008 ( excerpts) – In an interview with Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO in Colorado, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asserted on the next step regarding Iran’s nuclear dispute:
Secretary Rice: I think it’s charitable to say they haven’t quite answered. I think that their response at Geneva was unfortunate. And I think whether they can give a clear answer. And just so everyone knows exactly what we’re talking about, the Iranians are reprocessing – enriching and reprocessing uranium. This is a dangerous technology that can be used for civil-nuclear power, but it can also be used for a nuclear weapon. The world has gotten together and told Iran it needs to stop enrichment and reprocessing.
The Iranians did not give a clear answer. If they don’t give a clear answer, then I think we will have no choice but to begin again to prepare sanctions resolutions for the Security Council.