In Uproar, Chirac Again Retracts Remarks on Nuclear Iran.

The article discusses French President Jacques Chirac's views on Iran's nuclear program. He issued a statement on February 1, 2007, saying that France would prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power. The statement was issued as a damage-control exercise after the publication of his interview in which he understated Iran's nuclear ambition. He had said in the interview that if Iran had one or two nuclear weapons, it would not pose a danger as its use would lead to the destruction of Tehran.