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| Iran soon to take "final step" in atomic plan: report |
| 2006-11-16 |
| TEHRAN (Rooters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday his country would soon take the "final step" in its nuclear program, Iran's official news agency reported without saying what that would involve. Let's hope it doesn't involve a nuclear mushroom over Tel Aviv or any other western city... The president did not explain what the "final step" was, but Iran has said it will press ahead with its atomic plans despite U.N. calls to halt uranium enrichment, which the West believes is part of a plan to build atomic bombs. Tehran, which says its aims are peaceful, now faces possible sanctions for ignoring the U.N. demands, but there is still no agreement at the U.N. Security Council about possible penalties. "The Iranian nation is about to take its final step in the nuclear issue," the official IRNA news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. The president has previously said Iran would celebrate its nuclear achievements by the end of the Iranian year, which falls in March 2007. Iran now operates two experimental chains of 164 centrifuges, which can be used to make fuel for power plants or material for warheads. But the Islamic Republic has said it wants to develop "industrial-scale" enrichment. It plans to install 3,000 centrifuges by March and Ahmadinejad told a news conference on Tuesday Iran's ambition was to have 60,000 centrifuges. The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a report Iran was still stonewalling investigations aimed at determining whether its plans are peaceful. Iran, the world's fourth largest oil exporter, says it only wants to harness nuclear power to generate electricity. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #14 "60,OOO centrifuges" > also reported on RIANovosti/RIAN.RU kurtsey of GLOBALSECURITY.ORG. Several Netters, includ myself, believe that the "final step" is MOUD-speak for Iran having enuff nuklar materials for both domestic energy + quick militarized production of nuklar devices/warheads. ENERGY NOW, BOMBS/WARHEADS AFTER 2008 + NEW DEM POTUS IN WASHINGTON. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-11-16 22:46 |
| #13 The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a report Iran was still stonewalling investigations aimed at determining whether its plans are peaceful. Oh my. If they keep stonewalling, we'll never know! |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-16 12:45 |
| #12 Zen, sounds like you are talking about my ex and me. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-11-16 12:00 |
| #11 Looks more like a schnoodle to me and a far better metaphor for the IAEA as well; The end product of allowing congress between individuals who never should have met in the first place. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-16 11:27 |
| #10 That poodle needs a trim. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-16 10:55 |
| #9 "The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)" |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2006-11-16 09:53 |
| #8 I'm sure the Iranian nuclear program is exactly what they say it is. It's for domestic power production and is no threat to Israel. This will reduce thier dependance on domestic oil, and lower global demand, making oil cheaper for the rest of us. They're doing us a favor. Really. (If you beleive that, I have a quarter to put under your pillow. All you have to do is send me a tooth.) Anyway, all this B.S. about it being for power production has gotten me thinking about the long forgotten option of nuclear power production here in the U.S. I swear, if Iran ends up with better nuclear power facilties than we have here, I am going to go absolutely batshit crazy. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-11-16 09:27 |
| #7 Its final step. Yes, that seems about right. |
| Posted by: Phaving Glererong9756 2006-11-16 09:22 |
| #6 I'm sorry, CC7867 - I should've said that in a comisserating fashion. Unnecessarily harsh - and I apologize for being a dick. Yesterday's endless ankle-biting BS drained my patience reservoir. Not fair to snip at you. You're right - he's flaunting it. And I assert that it doesn't change the equation - we know where this ends. Peace, bro. I'm outta here. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-16 07:37 |
| #5 Gee, I wonder what the heck is going on over there. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-11-16 07:29 |
| #4 Oh My Gawd!!!!! It's all been clear enough for, oh, 'bout 3 years. Whatever they wanna anounce today, tomorrow, whenever, isn't a big deal. It's just another of the a gafrickinzillion data points - all on the same line - the one we knew about 3 years ago. Nothing has changed. They feed their nationalist / Shia fervor with glorious martyr / power pronouncements and we tick off the data point. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-16 07:27 |
| #3 It plans to install 3,000 centrifuges by March and Ahmadinejad told a news conference on Tuesday Iran's ambition was to have 60,000 centrifuges. This guy is flaunting his arrogance in front of the whole world and we do nothing!!!!! |
| Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-11-16 07:20 |
| #2 So we are to see sucide bomb countries? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-11-16 07:10 |
| #1 The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a report Iran was still stonewalling investigations aimed at determining whether its plans are peaceful. Wow. Pins 'n needles. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-16 06:53 |