IAEA sees Iran's gains on atomic program

[Psycho4Bud]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inspectors for the International Atomic Energy Agency have concluded that Iran is starting to enrich uranium on a much larger scale after solving key technical problems in that process, The New York Times reported on Monday.

At a short-notice inspection of Iran's operations in its main nuclear facility at Natanz on Sunday, inspectors found that Iranian engineers already were using about 1,300 centrifuges and producing fuel suitable for nuclear reactors, the newspaper said on its Web site, citing diplomats and nuclear experts in Vienna.

The major powers have accused Iran of pursuing a nuclear program to develop weapons but Tehran insists it only wants to produce electrical energy.

In a story from Vienna, where the IAEA is headquartered, the newspaper said until recently Iranian engineers had been having problems keeping centrifuges spinning at the rate needed to make nuclear fuel.

"We believe they pretty much have the knowledge about how to enrich," the newspaper quoted Mohamed ElBaradei, IAEA director general, as saying. "From now on, it is simply a question of perfecting that knowledge. People will not like to hear it, but that's a fact."

The material produced so far would have to be enriched further before it could be turned into bomb-grade material, the Times said, and it is uncertain whether Iran has the technology to produce a weapon small enough to fit on its missiles.
IAEA sees Iran's gains on atomic program: newspaper | International | Reuters

Bomb grade? They would never ever do that; they're a peaceful people just looking for cheap energy above thier ocean of oil. LMAO!

Have a good one!:s4:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 05-15-2007. IAEA sees Iran's gains on atomic program WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Inspectors for the International Atomic Energy Agency have concluded that Iran is starting to enrich uranium on a much larger scale after solving key technical problems in that process, The New York Times reported on Monday. At a short-notice inspection of Iran's operations in its main nuclear facility at Natanz on Sunday, inspectors found that Iranian engineers already were using about 1,300 centrifuges and producing fuel suitable for nuclear reactors, the newspaper Rating: 5

[psykoactive420]

Maybe Israel will have the balls to do a strike and take it out, because unfortunately USA & Brit's cant due to insane political correctness

[fishman3811]

Let them have a nuke so what?If they use it they are dead and they know it.During the cold war Russia wanted America wiped out did they use their nukes? no because they knew what would happen.

[eg420ne]

Attack!

[RamblerGambler]

Political correctness? The US military cannot and should not be forced to cope with a new front on the GWOT. We can't even pacify Iraq, yet we should invade a better funded and better equipped (compared to Iraq) and hope for better results?

[amberler]

so just because a place as the potential to make nuclear weapons gives the government an excuse to invade a country? who are we to stop a country from furthering there knowledge, economy, and wealth?i say leave them alone or help them acheive what they are trying to accomplish instead of studding them and not allowing them to become a richer better country.

Would the world be a safer place if Iran had nuclear weapons?

Iran can't even afford to get it's own oil out of the ground so why is it wasting vast amounts of money on creating something that it will have neither the funding for or the knowhow to maintain.

[medicinal]

Smoke and mirrors my friends. The Bush regime will stop at nothing to control the mideast oil, Duh, He is an Oil president, and acquisition of oil is his game. He doesn't care how many must die, as long as him and his buddies control the major oil supplies left on the planet. He is a skull and bonser, the most ruthless crowd on the planet. They will burn down the rest of the planet to get their way.

[RamblerGambler]

A bit conspiratorial medicinal, but lets not forget how well the Military Industrial Complex is doing during this GWOT. No bid contracts, "contractors," Cheny's Halliburton, the list goes on. Without a cold war, this is the next best thing

[medicinal]

A bit conspiratorial medicinal, but lets not forget how well the Military Industrial Complex is doing during this GWOT. No bid contracts, "contractors," Cheny's Halliburton, the list goes on. Without a cold war, this is the next best thing

Yeah, I've mentioned Cheney and Haliburtons no bid contracts so many times, I guess everyone knows about them by now, the problem is, no-one gives a damn. If those aren't impeachable offenses then what the hell are?

[RamblerGambler]

Call it scandal fatigue. This administration has broken so many laws there's just not enough outrage left. Sadly scandals are just becoming commonplace and accepted, it would seem. Or as I like to say "No one died when Clinton lied"

Maybe if someone would blow the guy we could impeach him.