Following the bombastic outpourings of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice confirmed Monday that US concerns about the Iranian nuclear program now are shared across the globe. (DR, 9/20/05) Rice said that the concerns about Iran “have got to be answered.” In her words: “ Iran must be prevented from gaining the technology and the technological know-how that would potentially lead to a nuclear weapon.”
The six-week government shutdown did not affect the hours flown by Air Force pilots, a service spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine—avoiding what could have been a major blow at a time when flying hours are already lower than they have been in decades.
