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Iran accuses Siemens of sabotaging nuclear program | |
2012-09-23 | |
Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Saturday accused German company Siemens of sabotaging its nuclear program, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported. According to the news agency, citing Boroujerdi, Iranian security experts discovered small explosives embedded in equipment Tehran bought from Siemens for its nuclear program. DPA quoted Borojerdi as claiming, "the equipment was supposed to blow up after installation in order to destroy our [nuclear] systems." Siemens immediately dismissed the allegations, with DPA quoting company spokesman Alexander Machowetz as saying, "we have no business dealings related to the Iranian nuclear program." The United Nations has banned the sale of nuclear-related equipment to Iran.
Abbasi-Davani 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 uranium enrichment plant near the central town of Natanz, without giving a date. He concluded by accusing the IAEA of a cynical approach and mismanagement and suggested that "terrorists and saboteurs" might have infiltrated it. Iran has previously accused Israel and the West of being behind the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and of trying to damage its nuclear program in other ways, such as cyber attacks. | |
Posted by:Glinesh Craling7938 |
#5 I was thinking more on the lines of something like a PLC embedded (where it is not expected) in an ordinary-appearing circuit breaker or outlet, causing a catastrophic failure upon receiving a command through its usual power supply line. Siemens of all companies should be able to create devices just like that. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-23 20:35 |
#4 Siemens has supplied much more than switches and circuit breakers. The PLCs (programmable logice controllers) used to control the centrifuges are made by Siemens. The unique thing about the Stuxnet virus is that it was the first virus to infect PLCs, and not just computers. You've got to wonder if somebody from Siemens had a hand in that. |
Posted by: AuburnTom 2012-09-23 16:15 |
#3 Saddam's Iraqi Ike was RIGHT! |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-09-23 11:51 |
#2 Most interesting is the admission that Siemens has been selling stuff to Iran that is being used in their nuke programs, if only light switches and circuit breakers |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-23 10:05 |
#1 The olde red mercury solder trick. |
Posted by: Shipman 2012-09-23 04:44 |