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| Stuxnet virus attack: Russia warns of ‘Iranian Chernobyl' |
| 2011-01-17 |
| Russian nuclear officials have warned of another Chernobyl-style nuclear disaster at Iran's controversial Bushehr reactor because of the damage caused by the Stuxnet virus, according to the latest Western intelligence reports. Russian nuclear scientists are providing technical assistance to Iran's attempts activate the country's first nuclear power plant at the Gulf port. But they have raised serious concerns about the extensive damage caused to the plant's computer systems by the mysterious Stuxnet virus, which was discovered last year and is widely believed to have been the result of a sophisticated joint US-Israeli cyber attack. According to Western intelligence reports, Russian scientists warned the Kremlin that they could be facing "another Chernobyl" if they were forced to comply with Iran's tight deadline to activate the complex this summer. After decades of delays over the plant, which was first commissioned by the Shah in the 1970s, Iran's leaders are demanding that scientists stick to the schedule set last year. They argue that any delay would be a blow to Iran's international prestige. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 I was thinking more of 're-purposing' the material on hand; like buildings, driveways, stuff like that And who would know more about re-purposing buildings, curbs and driveways than a bunch of rock-throwing muslims. Drop some girders and concrete from the WTC on it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-01-17 23:28 |
| #10 Nah, Mitch, I was thinking more of 're-purposing' the material on hand; like buildings, driveways, stuff like that. as far as whether there are enough BUFFS around, you only need one, but it would take a while. Or you could load up all the Lawn Darts you could find and send them downtown. but THAT would take awhile (one plane, one pilot, one bomb). As long as we are dreaming, pull a bunch of A-6Es out of Davis-Mothan and load those puppies up. Thee is even a training flick on how to do it (Flight of the Intruder). |
| Posted by: USN,Ret 2011-01-17 22:51 |
| #9 maybe a pre-emptive strike would encapsulate all that evil stuff in yards and yards of concrete-based debris. What, like successive Arclight strikes with loads of concrete blocks rather than bombs? Do we even have that many operational B-52s anymore? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2011-01-17 19:40 |
| #8 maybe a pre-emptive strike would encapsulate all that evil stuff in yards and yards of concrete-based debris. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2011-01-17 14:13 |
| #7 ..Chuckle.. |
| Posted by: Uleger Barnsmell4617 2011-01-17 14:03 |
| #6 maybe the Iranians are trying to play "Russian Roullette" |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2011-01-17 10:40 |
| #5 TFSM Hi; That was good. Russians are known to be chess players. I like it also because this delays a nuclear neighbor. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-01-17 09:32 |
| #4 Maybe that's the plan all along. Get a conflict started that gets their main competitor in the oil bidness covered by a thin layer of fallout and clean up in the market. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-01-17 09:17 |
| #3 Is there an phrase that brings a song to the heart more than "Russian scientists warn of Iranian Chernoble"? Really, what's not to like about his scenario? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2011-01-17 09:10 |
| #2 Depends on the prevailing winds |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-01-17 08:18 |
| #1 There are centrifuges in the Bushehr reactor? Besides, reactor accidents don't contribute to global warming, so it wouldn't be all that bad. Does the fact that I'd consider such a disaster a dream come true make me a bad person? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-01-17 06:56 |