NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said a military attack on Iran could "prove catastrophic."
Gates -- who headed the Pentagon during the administration of former President George W. Bush and remained at the post when Barack Obama became president -- said America and Israel lack the capability to wipe out Iran's underground facilities permanently, and an unprompted attack would ensure a nuclear Iran eventually, after the country digs its labs deeper underground and redoubles its resolve, the (Norfolk, Va.) Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday.