2. What did the New York Times report President Obama said in a secret letter to Russian President Medvedev?

3. A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flight path with the objective of delivering a warhead (usually nuclear) to a predetermined target. What range do Iran's Shabab-3 ballistic missiles have?

4. Describe the two reactions by analysts to President Obama's attempts to gain Russia's help in ending Iran's nuclear weapons program by terminating plans for a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe.

5. Considering the facts below, do you think that Russia will be able to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program (Iran has never admitted that its nuclear program is for weapons, but says it is for nuclear energy only). Explain your answer.

• Iran's 20 year secret nuclear program was discovered in 2002. Iran says its program is for fuel purposes only, but it has been working on uranium enrichment which is used to make nuclear bombs.
• The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, issued a report Monday on Sept. 15, 2008 that said Iran has repeatedly blocked an investigation into its nuclear program and the probe is now deadlocked.
• The Iranian government has called for the destruction of Israel on numerous occasions. It is believed that once obtained, Iranian President Ahmadinejad would use nuclear weapons against Israel.