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The case of Iran, a nuclear program that the Iranians admit was 18 years on, that we underestimated. And, in fact, we didn't discover it. It was discovered by a group of Iranian dissidents outside the country who pointed the international community at the location.

~David Kay

Topics: Admit Case Community Country Discover Discovered Fact Group In Fact International International Community Iran Iranian Iranians Location Nuclear Outside Pointed Program Underestimated Who Years

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The fact that it wasn't tells me that we've got a much more fundamental problem of understanding what went wrong, and we've got to figure out what was there. And that's what I call fundamental fault analysis.

~David Kay

Topics: Analysis Call Fact Fault Figure Fundamental Got Me More Much Out Problem Tells Understanding Wrong

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The Germans certainly - the intelligence service believed that there were WMD. It turns out that we were all wrong, probably in my judgment, and that is most disturbing.

~David Kay

Topics: Believed Certainly Disturbing Germans Intelligence Judgment Most Out Service Turns Were Wrong

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The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was assessed prior to that.

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The result is - document destruction - we're really not going to be able to prove beyond a truth the negatives and some of the positive conclusions that we're going to come to. There will be always unresolved ambiguity here.

~David Kay

Topics: Able Always Ambiguity Beyond Come Conclusions Destruction Document Going Here Negatives Positive Prove Really Result Some Truth Unresolved Will

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There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard thing to track, particularly in countries that deny easy and free access and don't have free and open societies.

~David Kay

Topics: Access Being Certainly Countries Deny Easy Free Good Good Reason Hard Hard Thing Here Long Multiple Open Particularly Proliferation Reason Reasons Record Societies Thing Track Wrong

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This hearing came about very quickly. I do have a few preliminary comments, but I suspect you're more interested in asking questions, and I'll be happy to respond to those questions to the best of my ability.

~David Kay

Topics: Ability About Asking Asking Questions Be Happy Best Came Comments Few Happy Hearing Interested More Preliminary Questions Quickly Respond Suspect Those Very You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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