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| Iran to produce enough enriched uranium for 4 nukes |
| 2004-09-02 |
| Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States wants U.N. sanctions imposed on Iran after the Bush administration concluded the country is on the verge of enriching enough uranium for four nuclear weapons. The new alarms were raised after the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency circulated a classified report among member governments about Iran's nuclear program. Powell said the United States wants the U.N. Security Council to impose economic, political and/or diplomatic sanctions against Iran because of steps he believes Iran is taking toward developing nuclear weapons. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 This may be a dumb question but; Has Iran even built a power plant to use this "uranium"? Because it seems to me a waste and a hazard to store the "uranium" until such a Physical Plant is constructed. With Construction such as it is in Iran not sure how long it would take them to build one, heck they are a couple of years behind schedule in opening thier "state" of the art airport.. |
| Posted by: SCpatriot 2004-09-02 8:07:18 PM |
| #5 Four, eh? Let's be conservative and make these equivalent to primitive 1945 devices: New York, Midtown Manhattan, high noon: 250,000 dead Washington DC, Capitol building, rush hour: 100,000 dead. Tel Aviv, random by crude missile, middle of the night: 60,000 dead. One left over. Where is it and what are the mullah's demands? |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-09-02 7:09:14 PM |
| #4 UFO - I thought you were smarter than that. Have you never heard the phrase "Death to America"? Know whose catchphrase that is? Remember? Think allowing Iran to aqcuire nuclear weapons is better for American lives than preventing them? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-02 4:14:14 AM |
| #3 "all turban and no sheep" Hilarious. As to UFO's comment about "just read 'U.N.' above as U.S." -- well there's a savvy point whose import is of course lost on the author. Each and every time you see "U.N." -- from food aid to disease-eradication to budget support to especially security activities -- you can read "U.S." That's, uh, part of the problem. The US shoulders a VASTLY disproportionate burden -- and it's critical to include political will, blood, and military logistics in the calculus -- of all the laudable activities carrying the U.N. label. Nearly 300,000 American lives were lost in the "crusade" (to borrow the term from Eisenhower's memoir of his European campaigns) that led to creation of the UN (uh, by the US, of course). More to the point, well north of 10 million Germans and Japanese were killed in this crusade. Every US or allied soldier lost in suppressing the forces and allies of mass-murdering vandalism (islamofascist terrorism) is an outrage, but pretending there is a "free" pass to success in this struggle is just stupid. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2004-09-02 1:50:45 AM |
| #2 UFO, when that surgical proceedure to extract your cranium from your anus is completed, please let us know. After more than a year, American losses in Iraq are not even approacing the lives lost in 9-11. Throw in all the casualties from Afghanistan and it still doesn't equate. You're long on criticism but short on any actual solutions. Around here, I call that; "All turban and no sheep." Additionally, your use of the word "crusade" is incorrect. The term crusade refers to a remedial action. The fight against terrorism is one of self defense and nothing else. America was attacked on 9-11 (and many times before), and is now in the process of dismantling its enemies. Your naysaying and most especially your taunting in the face of a factual and violent threat to America's national security is conspicuously lacking in character. Are you an American citizen, or in fact, the denizen of another planet? My money is on the latter. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6166 2004-09-02 1:04:00 AM |
| #1 Powell Says U.N. Must Act Now on Iran Weapons There you go Rantburg folk, your wishes are about to come true, just read 'U.N.' above as U.S. I wonder how many American lives will be lost in this crusade. |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-02 12:43:28 AM |