▁version ▁of ▁the ▁report ' s ▁key ▁jud g ments ▁but ▁decl ined ▁to ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁ordering ▁its ▁release ." ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Ron ald ▁Burg ess , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Int elligence ▁Agency , ▁said ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁Iran ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapon ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁key ▁find ings ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁National ▁Int elligence ▁Est imate ▁are ▁all ▁still ▁correct . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Frederick ▁Fle itz , ▁a ▁former ▁C IA ▁anal yst ▁and ▁House ▁Int elligence ▁Committee ▁staff ▁member , ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁a ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁National ▁Int elligence ▁Est imate ▁on ▁Iran ' s ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁in ▁a ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁op - ed ▁titled ▁" America ' s ▁Int elligence ▁Den ial ▁on ▁Iran ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁op - ed , ▁Fle itz ▁claimed ▁the ▁new ▁estimate ▁had ▁serious ▁problems ▁and ▁under play ed ▁the ▁threat ▁from ▁Iran ' s ▁purs uit ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁program ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁version ▁did . ▁ ▁However , ▁Fle itz ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁by ▁C IA ▁cens ors ▁to ▁discuss ▁his ▁specific ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁estimate . ▁ ▁Fle itz ▁also ▁claimed ▁the ▁estimate ▁had ▁a ▁four - member ▁outside ▁review ▁board ▁that ▁he ▁viewed ▁as ▁bi ased