ElBaradei: Iran’s nuclear knowledge cannot be bombed

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities will only encourage the Islamic republic to develop nuclear weapons, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Mohamed ElBaradei, said on Wednesday. “You can bomb their facilities, but you cannot bomb their knowledge,” he said. “If you were to bomb Iranian facilities, there would be a lesson for Iran - to develop nuclear weapons.” Israel has still not ruled out a military strike to stop Iran's nuclear research, considering the harsh economic sanctions imposed by the US and EU to be an insufficient measure. ElBaradei also said that the West needs Iran to help stabilize a region dealing with conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon.