"If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, it could give a nuclear umbrella to terrorists, or worse it could actually give terrorists nuclear weapons, and that would put us all in grave peril."

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The United States and its allies say Tehran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the United States and Israel believe the Islamic Republic is trying to acquire the atom bomb.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

"How could I ever acquire enough detail to make them think that it's reality?"

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Howard Berman voiced hope the new treaty will set an example for other nuclear powers and help strengthen global nonproliferation efforts he says "severely threatened" by Iranian and North Korean efforts to acquire nuclear weapons.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26