GCC DEBATES RESPONSE TO IRAN'S NUKES

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The Gulf Cooperation Council has been quietly conductinga debate over a response to Iran's nuclear program. After years of silence, the six GCC states have been openly discussingthe need for a strategy to block Iran's nuclear weapons effort. The debate,which includes rising rising criticism of government policy, has stemmedfrom the small strategic community in the Gulf Arab countries.