▁Philippe ▁Dou ste - B la zy ▁said ▁" No ▁civil ian ▁nuclear ▁programme ▁can ▁explain ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁nuclear ▁programme . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁military ▁nuclear ▁programme ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁former ▁French ▁President ▁Jacques ▁Chi rac , ▁speaking ▁" off ▁the ▁record " ▁to ▁rep or ters ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁indicated ▁that ▁if ▁Iran ▁possessed ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapon , ▁the ▁weapon ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used . ▁Chi rac ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁mut ually ▁assured ▁destruction ▁when ▁he ▁stated : ▁" Where ▁will ▁it ▁drop ▁it , ▁this ▁bomb ? ▁On ▁Israel ? ▁It ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁gone ▁ 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁into ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁before ▁Te h ran ▁would ▁be ▁raz ed ." ▁ ▁Russia ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Russian ▁Ad visor ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Lev ▁Ry abe v ▁assert ed ▁that ▁" ne ither ▁the ▁signing ▁by ▁Iran ▁of ▁the ▁N PT , ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Add itional ▁Pro tocol ▁( which ▁provides ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁ins pection ▁of ▁any ▁facility ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁with ▁no ▁prior ▁notice ), ▁pla cement ▁of ▁nuclear ▁facilities ▁under ▁I AE A ▁saf egu ards , ▁nor ▁Russia ' s ▁and ▁Iran ' s ▁commit ments ▁to ▁rep atri ate ▁spent ▁nuclear ▁fuel ▁to ▁Russia ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁enough ▁argument ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁Ry abe v ▁argued ▁that ▁" at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁such