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Iran: Space rocket launched as 5,000 new centrifuges announced
2008-11-27
(AKI) - Iran on Wednesday test-fired a rocket into space on Wednesday. Iran fired the 'Kavosh-2' (Explorer-2), which parachuted back to earth 40 minutes after launching. The test was conducted within the framework of Iran's 20-year outlook plan and Iran's strategic space plan, said Iran's Mehr news agency.

Before the launching of the rocket, Iran announced that it had more than 5,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges running. "At present, we have more than 5,000 centrifuges operating," said Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, quoted by official Iranian news agency Irna. Aghazadeh spoke on the sidelines of his tour of the Exclusive Exhibition on Nuclear Industry Achievements.

UN officials have previously said that it would take 1,700 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium for Tehran to be able to enrich the uranium further for use in an atom bomb. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has stockpiled 630 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium.
No one seems to be doing anything about it, either ...
Posted by:Fred

#2  IRNA > Iran has now turned into a REGIONAL POWER.

ISRAELI-IRAN CONFLICT SCENARIO > all things equal, and given that various Perts believe the NUCLEARIZATION OF IRAN WILL EFFECTIVELY END WORLD ANTI-NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION EFFORTS = NPT [Treaty], it may come down as to WHOM WILL PREEMPTIVELT STRIKE THE OTHER FIRST, + IFF CAN RECOVER.

Lest we fergit, 9-11/WOT > WAR FOR DOMINATION = AKIN TO ASYMMETRIC "TOTAL WAR", aong other. RADICAL JIHAD IS ULTIMATELY NOT WAGING JIHAD FOR "PARITY", "DETENTE", BI-POLAR ANDOR MULTI-POLAR "MUTUAL CO-EXISTENCE", ETC. WID NON-ISLAM = NON-ISLAMISM.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-11-27 17:48  

#1  Tick Tock...
Posted by: Omomomble Tojo8809   2008-11-27 02:49  

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