That sound you hear is Israeli Fighter-Bombers: Iran Futher Along on a Nuke than Expected

Well I bet the White House will certainly want to sweep this information under the bed until after the election.

The White House refused to comment Thursday on a bombshell Israeli media report that President Barack Obama recently received an updated intelligence assessment that Iran has made surprising strides towards being able to build a nuclear weapon.

The Haaretz newspaper reported that Obama had received a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)—the consensus assessment of the American intelligence community—that "Iran has made surprising, notable progress in the research and development of key components of its military nuclear program." The daily cited unnamed "Western diplomats and Israeli officials."

That probably means they are pretty close to finishing the research needed to get the bomb. I'm not sure if the Israelis could set back the Iranian program by very long even if they bomb all the sites. However, if they can somehow make the Iranian government fall that might solve all their problems.