US Pentagon Chief Says Military Ready to Ensure Iran Never Gets a Nuclear Bomb

The US defense secretary reiterated Sunday that the United States hopes for a diplomatic solution to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but if that failed the military was ready “to go deep and to go big.” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that while President Donald Trump hoped to never have to resort to a military option, “We’ve shown a capability to go far, to go deep and to go big.” “Again, we don’t want to do that, but if we have to, we will to prevent the nuclear bomb in Iran’s hands.” (Read more at Defense Post)