James Clapper: “It would seem so. And I would tell you, they -- this is very hard for me as somebody who's spent 50 plus years in the…”

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.

I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

Ties with Tehran offer some regional governments a means of staking an independent position on Iran, thereby mitigating its isolation while also attempting to extract Iranian financial aid and investment for economic and social projects.

Given the broad distribution, low cost, and accelerated pace of development of this dual-use technology, its deliberate or unintentional misuse might lead to far-reaching economic and national security implications.