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| Russia completes work on Bushehr reactor in Iran |
| 2004-10-29 |
| Russia has completed construction work at the Bushehr nuclear reactor in Iran and hopes to sign agreements on shipping nuclear fuel in November, officials said on Friday, AP reported. From Russia with love "All the external (construction) work has been finished and the main equipment shipped," Vitaly Nasonov, spokesman for Russia?s Federal Atomic Energy Agency, told The Associated Press. Nasonov said Atomic Energy Minister Alexander Rumyantsev is scheduled to travel to Iran next month to sign agreements on shipping nuclear fuel to Iran and returning the spent fuel back to Russia. But industry sources say the signing depends on the outcome of a Nov. 25 International Atomic Energy Agency meeting, which would decide whether to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions. The agreements have been delayed repeatedly. The United States fears that the $800 million Bushehr deal could help Tehran build nuclear weapons. Russia says that having Iran ship spent nuclear fuel back to Russia will make any such projects impossible. Nasonov said that if all goes as planned, the reactor should be launched in 2005 and connected to the country?s energy system in 2006. The ITAR-Tass news agency said that the reactor?s control and security equipment still had to be mounted. Most is being provided by Russian enterprises but Iran will buy some from other countries, the news agency said. The 1,000-megawatt Bushehr plant is due to be launched in the next year or so and reach full capacity in 2006. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #12 Yep. Hard times until the fighter cover was there. They were the Real Deal and saved our asses. Just because it was bad, doesn't mean it wasn't the correct strategy. Wanna tango on that? Lol! Current day reality check: You don't fear a Black Thursday over Iran, do you? Lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-29 5:14:00 PM |
| #11 Schweinfurt as in Black Thursday? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-29 5:09:20 PM |
| #10 Think ball bearings. Think WW-II and Schweinfurt. Think Strategic... You only have to take out one link, in toto, to stop the assembly line. And I still believe that we could and should be coordinating with the Persian people the overthrow of the Mad Mullahs. Then they can run their own country - and I believe they are infinitely capable of doing so, unlike the Arabs, and we need only provide key support. Think Decap by Air America - the real one. Think SF limited Ops. My $0.02. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-29 5:06:30 PM |
| #9 RWV, If we are going to attack the king, make damn sure we kill him dead. If the regime is not overthrown and they are still able to make nuclear weapons, then all we've done is unite a nuclear armed nation. Remember, getting nuclear weapons is popular with Iranians. The mullahs know this. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-29 5:04:38 PM |
| #8 Ed, you don't have to destroy them all. You only have to send a message that there are consequences to actions and that threats have a price. Deterrence works if both sides believe that the consequence is certain. I can't imagine the government of a country like Iran continuing in power if it precipitates a nuclear strike. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-10-29 4:59:05 PM |
| #7 I don't believe there will any attacks. Air strikes won't destroy all nuclear facilities because they are not all known. In addition, the US Army is not large enough to ensure an clear victory over a mountainous country of 70 million. An invasion could end up as a struggle of attrition, in which the mullahs will have the advantage. Europe will have to again get used to living under the threat of nuclear missiles. But unlike the Soviets, the Iranians have the explicit goal of converting or killing you all. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-29 4:35:02 PM |
| #6 Airstrike in 5,4,3,2.... Or maybe, as RWV has pointed out, some 'nuclear accident' occurs with anyone who considers themselves to be a big boy now... |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-10-29 4:21:11 PM |
| #5 RWV is right. We've reached a stage where some tyrants need to experience "serious consequences" on a very large scale. For the sake of our own survival. I suggest mushroom in Tehran and Mecca. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-10-29 3:35:06 PM |
| #4 Maybe the solution to nuclear proliferation is for one or two of the offending sites to disappear in a mushroom cloud pour encourager les autres. A nuclear cluebat might get the attention of rogue states who wish to be considered one of the big boys. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-10-29 1:55:26 PM |
| #3 Easy solution here. What's Russia's price? $5B? Done. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-29 12:08:00 PM |
| #2 I'm thinking they wanted cash up front on this one. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-10-29 8:46:32 AM |
| #1 Nice little arrangement we've got going here: the Russians sell nuclear plants and explosives and then we blow up anything that doesn't get trucked away. Keeps the Russian nuclear engineers out of trouble. Only problem is that the Russian's customers are never around long enough to pay their bills. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-29 8:00:02 AM |