"Iran doesn't fear us the way they need to fear us. They have to understand that the path they're on, especially the nuclear path they're on is one that is extremely risky for them as they measure risk, not as we think they should measure risk, but as they measure this. The fact that they enrich to 60%, that they have 16 cascades of new centrifuges, advanced centrifuges, IR6s, in enriching the 60% level...they're on a pathway where even if they haven't made a decision to have a nuclear weapon, they're putting themselves in a position where they can have the option to have a nuclear weapon. And they continue to proceed,” he said.
“They're going to get to a point where not only do they have the option but it'd be difficult to reverse it. They clearly don't have a fear they don't see that is exposing them to risk. So we have got to communicate, talk to them in a way, both in words and an action that gives them a reason to see something is different. The exercises we're running now are good. They can reinforce the image of the words. The words are out there, but if there's nothing that reinforces them, they won't mean a lot," added Ross. READ MORE