From The Guardian

The Iranian government has been successfully scouring Europe for the sophisticated equipment needed to develop a nuclear bomb, according to the latest western intelligence assessment of the country's weapons programmes.

Scientists in Tehran are also shopping for parts for a ballistic missile capable of reaching Europe, with "import requests and acquisitions ... registered almost daily", the report seen by the Guardian concludes.

The warning came as Iran raised the stakes in its dispute with the United States and the European Union yesterday by notifying the International Atomic Energy Authority that it intended to resume nuclear fuel research next week. Tehran has refused to rule out a return to attempts at uranium enrichment, the key to the development of a nuclear weapon.

I think I've seen this one before. Next, the U.S. beats the war drums over the threat posed by Iran's weapons of mass destruction. Then, Iran beats the war drums over the possibility of a U.S. attack and speeds up its weapons search. But will there action this time?

Many bloggers and pundits seem to think so, but I don't think it would be possible right now. I don't know much about military strategy or the strength of the armed forces, but it would seem that another war would stretch the forces too thin. There's always a possibility of a tactical strike, but at this point it would be hard to do that without some sort of retaliation.

The stakes seem too high for another war right now, whether Iran has weapons or not.