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2010-06-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

IAEA: Iran has enough material for 2 nuclear bombs

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Posted by lotp 2010-06-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Am I correct in thinking that getting to 5% or 20% is the hard part, and the rest is easy?

Posted by gorb 2010-06-02 01:29|| 2010-06-02 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Okay, where is the line and did they cross it yet?

Posted by Blinky Ulanter3744 2010-06-02 02:22|| 2010-06-02 02:22|| Front Page Top

#3 ION TOPIX > SYRIA CONDUCTED NUCLEAR TESTS?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-06-02 03:05|| 2010-06-02 03:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's remind that IAEA whose chairman was Muhamad El Baradei has been telling us for years that Iran was not even close to make a bom.

Posted by JFM 2010-06-02 05:03|| 2010-06-02 05:03|| Front Page Top

#5 What, did El Baradei step down? Why the changed tune from IAEA?

Posted by lex 2010-06-02 06:00|| 2010-06-02 06:00|| Front Page Top

#6 If they wait to report until it's pretty much a done deal, they have it both ways: the spread of nuclear capability within Muslim countries and an official tut-tut issued when it cannot be used to halt that spread.

Posted by lotp 2010-06-02 06:59|| 2010-06-02 06:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Blockade busting. Firing on Israel aircraft over Lebanon. Muslim countries pressuring Israel to participate in nuclear talks. Distractions all geared towards buying time for Iran to complete its nuclear weapons program.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-06-02 08:50|| 2010-06-02 08:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Gorb,
I'd say just the opposite. The closer you get to 90% the harder it would probably be to get any increase in yield. Once the process is successful though, and can be repeated...

I have no doubt Bambi will f*ck around until they detonate a nuclear test in the desert and declare themselves a nuclear power. He is impotent to do ANYTHING because he can't seem to rig it up to please everyone and be blamable on Bush simultaneously.
If Israel is at all interested in self-preservation they should handle this themselves. Otherwise Iran will hold the entire ME hostage.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-06-02 15:26|| 2010-06-02 15:26|| Front Page Top

#9 bigjim - If I remember right it's counterintuitive because lighter isotopes are siphoned off, not heavier, and that if I remember right is supposed to be easier and easier as you go along. Are you sure of your answer, or are you guessing like me?

Posted by gorb 2010-06-02 23:06|| 2010-06-02 23:06|| Front Page Top

#10 TOPIX > LEBANON, SYRIA WARN OF REGIONAL WAR [ + Beyond] BY ISRAEL ATTACK, on the Gaza Flotilla.

* SAME > IRAN: NEW UN NUCLEAR SANCTIONS COULD MEAN CONFRONTATION [milpol]; + IRAN: NUCLEAR BLITZKRIEG.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-06-02 23:26|| 2010-06-02 23:26|| Front Page Top

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