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| Iran says 4,000 atomic centrifuges working |
| 2008-08-30 |
| TEHRAN - Iran has 4,000 working nuclear centrifuges, an official said in remarks published on Friday, in line with a number verified by the U.N. atomic watchdog but lower than a figure cited by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad said last month Iran had more than 5,000 centrifuges running but the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which routinely checks Iranian nuclear sites, later said he appeared to have overstated the number by at least 1,000. "There are currently close to 4,000 centrifuges active at Natanz enrichment facility. ... Another 3,000 centrifuges are being installed," Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh Attar told state television, the official IRNA news agency reported. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Ant Colony? You know of course a quality ant can carry many times it weight. It's one of the things they can do. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-30 20:48 |
| #1 The image of 4000 atomic centrifuges conjures up the image of a large bee or ant colony in Iran. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-08-30 16:58 |