Former Defense Secy.: Iranian nuclear facilities damage assessment will take weeks
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta explains why it will take time for an accurate assessment of the damage done to Iran's nuclear facilities and tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer what he thought of today's Pentagon news conference.
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