Fmr. Obama Energy Secy.: ‘The Facility Might Be Damaged or Destroyed But the Nuclear Weapons Program Has Not Been Destroyed’

RUSH EXCERPT:

MONIZ: “To come in and clean up the entrances to all the tunnels, make sure the circulation, the air is being circulated inside before they go in. I think what‘s very important and what would be the beginning of understanding what happened, is if the international inspectors are allowed to see any work they are doing on the centrifuges, no matter what condition they‘re in destroyed or partially damaged or undamaged, it‘s important that we start reestablishing a continuity of knowledge which was lost. The head of the agency has admitted that we don‘t know where a lot of materials are. We don‘t know what they have in terms of centrifuges and materials in covert sites. But I think this this cleanup is the first step for the Iranians to have access underground. And certainly the full damage assessment remains to be done. I do want to add one point, however, and I said it previously, I think, on this program that even if all the centrifuges in fordo are damaged, we shouldn‘t take comfort. The facility might be damaged or destroyed. But the nuclear weapons program has not been destroyed.”