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Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake was a Nuclear Test |
2008-10-30 |
![]() The report is an Israel Insider exclusive. This past Saturday night, southern Iran experienced what was reported as a significant earthquake - a seismic event measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was just north of the strategic Straits of Hormuz, which separates Iran from Abu Dhabi and Oman and which is the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The report quotes an Iranian nuclear scientist who claims to be working in uranium enrichment for the project, and who said that the "quake" was acutally an undergound nuclear bomb test. Israel Insider adds that the test/quake was actually the second in a series. Nine days ago, a 4.8 Richter scale event occurred, with its epicenter only five kilometers away from the weekend tremor. The Israel Insider source reports that two nuclear rockets are currently ready - and are intended for use against Israel in the coming months. If the report is correct, it would belie previous speculation that Iran would not begin nuclear testing until it had more nuclear-bomb production capability. The geographical location of the test has several advantages. It is exposed to significant seismic activity, which could serve to mask nuclear tests; it is believed to be close to Iran's nuclear development facility; delivery and transport of material and personnel can be effected easily through the Hormuz Strait; and Iranian enemies would hesitate to bomb the area because that would threaten the flow of a substantial percentage of the world's oil. Rooters reports Thursday morning that Iran has begun building a line of naval bases along its southern coast and up to the Straits of Hormuz. |
Posted by:anonymous5089 |
#9 ION CHINESE MILITRYA FORUM > INDIA, MALAYSIA, AND THAILAND AT HIGHEST POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RISK IN ASIA, mainly due to INTERNAL UNREST AND INSTABILITIES. CHINA at lower - better threat ranking, but is also expected to have difficulties in 2009; + IHT > INDIA'S STRUGGLE TO FIND ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE. India slowly becoming more and more STRATIFIED = VIOLENTLY ANTI-DEMOCRATIC DESPITE ITS SEEMINGLY PLURALIST MULTI-ETHNIC/RELIGIOUS DEMOCRACY, as due to PAN-SECTAARIANIST MILITANTS' STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS + IDENTITY. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-10-30 23:03 |
#8 Question: How long does it take to build a naval base? Answer: A lot longer that it takes the US to obliterate one. |
Posted by: Lone Ranger 2008-10-30 22:01 |
#7 Don't forget NORTH KOREA. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-10-30 21:51 |
#6 Could be an OOPS! |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-10-30 21:15 |
#5 "How long does it take to build a naval base?" TW, we already have 11 of them, complete with air wings, that can be there in about 3 weeks or less. Stationary ones take a bit longer, and don't turn into the wind. |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-10-30 21:11 |
#4 How long does it take to build a naval base? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2008-10-30 19:41 |
#3 "If the report is correct, it would belie previous speculation that Iran would not begin nuclear testing until it had more nuclear-bomb production capability." Flawed statement, because it relies on estimations of Iranian production capability. If they were indeed tests, then the assumption must be that the Iranians have long had production capability. And that, in turn, means that they got uranium or plutonium from North Korea. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-10-30 18:58 |
#2 Heh heh heh. Sure it was... |
Posted by: Halliburton: Earthquake/Tsunami Division 2008-10-30 16:44 |
#1 This will be debunked pretty quickly. Nukes have a different wave profile than earthquakes. |
Posted by: Formerly Dan 2008-10-30 16:43 |