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2005-09-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

UN: Iran Has Produced Tons of Gas Needed for Uranium Enrichment

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Posted by Steve 2005-09-02 14:18|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, that's enough for one bomb. If the EU and the U.N. apply themselves, Iran can probably have enough for 20 bombs in the next couple of years. After all, Iran is only facing "the threat of referral to the U.N. Security Council". Saddam clearly demonstrated that the U.N. Security Council is only good for resolutions -- and those resolutions are only good for toilet paper.

Posted by Darrell 2005-09-02 15:39|| 2005-09-02 15:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Has a sternly worded letter already been dispatched? Or is the next step "I'm telling the Security Council on you!" ?

Posted by eLarson 2005-09-02 16:31|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-09-02 16:31|| Front Page Top

#3
Has President Bush ordered the US Armed Forces to attack Iran?
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2005-09-02 16:58|| 2005-09-02 16:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I just gots this terrible fealing that the Russian light water reactor is camouflage and that somewhere the Mullahs are building a graphite moderated core like the original one at Hanford to get plutonium. A two track program makes sense. An enriched Uranium bomb can be produced quickly and with low technical risk. This gives the mullahs time to pursue more sophisticated Pu designs that require a longer lead time.

Posted by 11A5S 2005-09-02 17:16|| 2005-09-02 17:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes Mike, executive order 666 has been issued. It was sent to ConCom in the Secret Plane.

Posted by Jack Rubenstein 2005-09-02 17:37|| 2005-09-02 17:37|| Front Page Top

#6 What's all the fuss about? Surely the moolahs only plan to use the nukes for public energy. They wouldn't use it for developing a a-bomb, would they? heh

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-02 17:42|| 2005-09-02 17:42|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree CA - after all these are holy men who would never lie or cheat or steal.

(yeah right.... and Islam is the religion of Peace..... The truth is that in Islam you are encouraged to lie and cheat and steal to get yoru way -- just like the prophet did!).

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-09-02 18:36|| 2005-09-02 18:36|| Front Page Top

#8 thanks for your pithy input Spike Mylester

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-02 19:32|| 2005-09-02 19:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Looks like the U.N. has approved of the production, so that's all right with Mikey...

Posted by Raj 2005-09-02 19:48|| 2005-09-02 19:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Iran is building a 40MW heavy water reactor in Arak. They are also producing heavy water at the same site. The reactor should produce enough plutonium for 1-2 bombs per year. For comparision, the North Korean Yonbon reactor is 5MW.

Posted by ed 2005-09-02 23:05|| 2005-09-02 23:05|| Front Page Top

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