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Credit: Reuters/FARS NEWS/Ali Shayegan By Michael Perry SYDNEY | Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:54pm EST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is at odds with its major security ally the United States over Iran, saying it is not a "rogue state" and its nuclear weapons program is for deterrence, not attack, according to U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks. The documents, published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday, also reveal that Australia's top security organization believes Tehran sees a "grand bargain" with the United States as its best way to ensure national security. But the Office of National Assessments (ONA) shared Washington's fears that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons could lead to conventional or nuclear war, noting a conflict between Israel and Iran was the greatest challenge to Middle East stability. The ONA was also concerned that nuclear proliferation in the Middle East may drive Southeast Asian nations to pursue their own nuclear capabilities. "It's a mistake to think of Iran as a 'rogue state'," then ONA chief Peter Varghese told the United States in a briefing, according to the 2008 U.S. diplomatic cables from Canberra. The cables said the ONA sought a balanced view of Tehran as a sophisticated diplomatic player rather than one liable to behave impulsively or irrationally. WikiLeaks has provoked fury in Washington with its publications of secret U.S. cables and has vowed to make public details of the 250,000 secret U.S. documents it had obtained. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is under arrest in Britain over sexual assault charges in Sweden. TEHRAN SEEKS DETERRENCE A U.S. diplomatic cable from Canberra in 2008 said the ONA believed Tehran's desire to develop nuclear weapons was probably driven by a desire to deter Israel and the United States from attack rather than to launch a Middle East strike. "ONA viewed Tehran's nuclear program within the paradigm of 'the laws of deterrence', noting that Iran's ability to produce a weapon may be 'enough' to meet its security objectives,'' the U.S. embassy reported to Washington. "Nevertheless, Australian intelligence viewed Tehran's pursuit of full self-sufficiency in the nuclear fuel cycle, long-standing covert weapons program, and continued work on delivery systems as strong indicators that Tehran's preferred end state included a nuclear arsenal." The ONA believed "Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons as inevitable" and the Australian government was concerned that such a move could see nuclear proliferation in Southeast Asia. A U.S. embassy report in March 2009 told Washington that Australia was "concerned about the potential for renewed nuclear proliferation in the Middle East driving Southeast Asian states to abandon the (nuclear non-proliferation treaty) and pursue their own nuclear capabilities, which could introduce a direct threat to the Australian homeland." But Australian intelligence analysts believe "that 20 years of hostility (toward Washington) and associated rhetoric aside, (Tehran) regime attitudes "have fairly shallow roots." "The most effective means by which Tehran could ensure its national security would be a strategic relationship with the U.S. via some 'grand bargain'," said Australia's security agency. (Reporting by Michael Perry, editing by Miral Fahmy) World Australia We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (13) bkhjon wrote: In each administration since ww2, DC sees enemies around the globe. Let’s be frank, were North Korea during Korean War a threat? Was Vietcon a threat with their rice patties? Was Russian and China are really threats?………or it’s the military complex wanting to profit from tax payers by perpetuating the “threat” to US on American soil. I tell you, Brits were the threat since they burnt down the Whitehouse and Japanese were the real threat after the bombing of Pearl Harbor without declaration of war. Dec 12, 2010 10:19pm EST -- Report as abuse bkhjon wrote: I am ole enuf to remember that Shah of Iran wanted nuclear power energy. The same Iran wants the nuclear energy except Iran today is not an US ally due to mideast and Israel. The question is, does Iran has nuke and does it has delivery system aka ICBS to hit the US. As we all know, couple of nukes vs America’s thousands is really not a threat by all mean. Dec 12, 2010 10:22pm EST -- Report as abuse jeepmanjr wrote: A for effort bkhjon, F for results. Back to the drawing board you go now. 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