To guarantee that Iran never acquires a nuclear bomb, the US would need to maintain military pressure on Iran for several years. And, if forced to impose regime change as the ultimate solution to the dilemma, the report assumes that this would require military occupation, which would entail a commitment of resources and personnel greater than what the US invested in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined.
为了保证伊朗永远不会有核弹，美国需要在多年内保持对伊朗的军事压力。伊朗报告说，如果最终必须靠推翻政权来解决这一难题，那么就需要采取军事占领，而军事占领伊朗所需要的资源和人力比伊拉克和阿富汗两场战争的总和还要多。