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November 30, 2020 221 replies
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Q1. Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who has been described in the past as the head of Iran's nuclear program, was killed in an ambush last week near Tehran. Which do you think was the main government or group behind the killing?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

United States

13%
7%
19%
8%
21%
15%
22%
8%
18%
6%

Israel

50%
57%
41%
44%
43%
56%
56%
69%
42%
54%

European Union

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Russia

5%
2%
8%
6%
0%
4%
0%
0%
7%
6%

North Korea

1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
2%
0%

Syria

1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
2%
0%

Internal Iranian opposition group

6%
4%
7%
4%
7%
8%
0%
15%
4%
9%

Iraq

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Other

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Don't know

22%
23%
20%
33%
21%
11%
22%
15%
25%
23%

Don't care

3%
5%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
4%
3%
Q2. Does the killing of a top scientist on a weapons program have a negative impact on program development? (Please choose two, one from each pair.)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

As a deterrent — yes

50%
49%
51%
81%
43%
26%
56%
46%
47%
56%

As a deterrent — no

45%
47%
42%
17%
56%
68%
44%
62%
49%
34%
Group B

Slows the technology — yes

74%
74%
73%
81%
79%
68%
100%
77%
67%
77%

Slows the technology — no

17%
12%
20%
6%
14%
26%
0%
31%
18%
14%

None of these

1%
2%
0%
0%
7%
2%
0%
0%
3%

Don't know

3%
2%
3%
2%
7%
4%
0%
0%
4%
3%

Don't care

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q3. In which cases do you believe assassinations can be warranted? (Please choose five, one from each pair. Assume the US is not at war with the country of residence of foreign persons listed below.)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Group A

Foreign dictators — yes (can at least sometimes be warranted)

52%
56%
47%
65%
56%
40%
22%
38%
54%
63%

Foreign dictators — no (never warranted)

35%
37%
34%
25%
36%
45%
44%
54%
33%
28%
Group B

Foreign propaganda ministers — yes

30%
28%
32%
44%
21%
19%
22%
23%
28%
37%

Foreign propaganda ministers — no

54%
57%
49%
35%
71%
66%
56%
77%
54%
46%
Group C

Foreign weapons scientists — yes

40%
49%
32%
67%
43%
17%
33%
31%
42%
43%

Foreign weapons scientists — no

47%
40%
54%
19%
56%
70%
56%
69%
46%
40%
Group D

Foreign terrorist leaders— yes

69%
70%
68%
67%
79%
70%
56%
54%
75%
71%

Foreign terrorist leaders — no

12%
12%
12%
6%
14%
17%
22%
38%
9%
6%
Group E

Domestic revolutionary leaders — yes

18%
14%
20%
25%
28%
9%
0%
8%
19%
26%

Domestic revolutionary leaders — no

53%
60%
46%
38%
64%
64%
67%
85%
53%
37%

None of these

6%
9%
3%
4%
7%
8%
22%
15%
4%
3%

Don't know

5%
0%
10%
6%
0%
6%
0%
0%
5%
9%

Don't care

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, which Iran now says was carried out by a remote controlled machine gun mounted in the back of a truck
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