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In a New Yorker article that is bound to make waves for weeks to come, Seymour Hersh writes that although publicly, the United States has been practicing diplomacy and restraint when it comes to dealing with a potential nuclear threat from Iran, the Bush administration has also, "increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack." In this eventual air attack, Hersh writes, the United States may be considering using nuclear weapons.