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| Iran: Saboteurs cut power lines to underground nuclear site |
| 2012-09-17 |
| Explosives were used to cut power lines from city of Qom to Fordow underground uranium enrichment plant last month, Iranian nuclear chief claims; says "terrorists, saboteurs" have infiltrated UN nuclear watchdog. Explosives were used to cut the electricity power lines to Iran's Fordow underground enrichment plant last month in an apparent attempt to sabotage Tehran's atomic advances, its nuclear energy chief said on Monday. It was believed to be the first time Iran has mentioned the incident, which Iranian atomic energy organization chief Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani said took place on Aug. 17. He also told the annual member state gathering of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that "the same act" had been carried out on power lines to Iran's main enrichment plant near the central town of Natanz, without giving a date. Abbasi-Davani made clear his view that sabotage would not be successful in slowing Iran's nuclear program, which the West suspects is aimed at developing an atomic bomb capability but which Tehran says is purely peaceful. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Correct me if I'm wrong but you don't need enrichment to have a nuclear reactor that generates electricity. You need enrichment to get enough radioactivity to create a uncontrollable chain reaction, i.e., a great big explosion. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2012-09-17 19:15 |
| #4 Whoops didn't see the aside about Nukes. No idee. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-09-17 16:49 |
| #3 Yeah, we got 'em on all the SSBNs. Of course it's a sub-optimal use. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-09-17 16:49 |
| #2 Aside from nuclear weapons, has an operational EMP weapon been developed by any nation? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-09-17 14:34 |
| #1 Would screw up centrifuges but random surges would be more effective. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-09-17 10:50 |