I don't think you could actually stop Irans nuclear program, not permanently. Sure, you can bomb the sites, heck if you get lucky you might knock seventy five percent of them out, or if everything goes right then you get a clean sweep and knock the lot out and kill a load of scientists.
Twenty years down the line Iran will be at it again, if not sooner, and probably with Russian or Chinese protection. Then what happens?
I think right now the only thing that can be done is to bulk up ABM and ABL defences in Israel like crazy, and perhaps offer the same treatment to other Gulf states to try and keep them on the US playing field, or as Skybird says, they'll retreat under the Iranian nuclear umbrella rather than face the chance of Dinnerjacket letting one rip on them.
ABM and ABL research needs to be promoted, because when your enemy gets a bigger sword, the only thing you can do is get a better shield.
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