U.N. finds enriched uranium at Iran nuke facility

[igloo]

New worries about Iran nuke facility

Diplomat says inspectors found enriched uranium ‘particles’

MSNBC NEWS SERVICES

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 26 — U.N. inspectors have found traces of highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium at an Iranian nuclear facility, a senior diplomat said Tuesday, citing a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iranian officials did not contest the finding by the IAEA inspectors but said the equipment was already contaminated by traces of enriched uranium when purchased by Tehran.

THE FIND HEIGHTENED concerns that Tehran may be running a secret nuclear weapons program.

Agency inspectors found “particles†of highly enriched uranium that could be used in a weapons program at the facility at Natanz, said the diplomat, who covers the activities of the U.N. nuclear watchdog and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The United States has accused Iran of developing a clandestine nuclear weapons program, violating the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty barring the spread of atomic weapons.

Iran has denied the allegations, insisting its programs are devoted only to generating electricity.

FURTHER INSPECTIONS NEEDED

The diplomat said the report, prepared for a meeting of the U.N. agency’s board, underlined the need for further inspections of the Natanz facility and Iran’s nuclear programs in general to abolish concerns about the nature of its activities.

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“It says that contamination is a possibility,†as Iran claims, he said. “But there is work to be done to determine the plausibility of this.â€

Suspicion about Iran’s nuclear program prompted Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the Vienna-based IAEA, to tour Iran’s nuclear facilities in February. The visit was intended to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program was limited to peaceful, civilian purposes and that the facilities were safe.

ElBaradei’s tour included a visit to the incomplete nuclear plant in Natanz, about 320 miles south of Tehran. At the time, diplomats said he was taken aback by the advanced stage of a project using hundreds of centrifuges to enrich uranium.

Agency officials declined to comment on the report and what it contained. But IAEA spokesman Mark Gwozdecky said there were “a number of outstanding issues, particularly with regard to Iran’s enrichment program, which requite urgent resolution.â€

Gwozdecky said the agency’s inspectors had visited Iran five times since June.

“In particular, we have visited a number of new sites, have the results of previously taken environmental samples and taken many more new samples, and are in receipt of much new information from the Iranian authorities,†he said.

Analyzing the new material would take “weeks or months,†he added.

In July, ElBaradei pressed Iran for “substantial progress without delay†in clarifying aspects of its nuclear program and in signing an agreement that would let U.N. inspectors conduct in-depth and comprehensive checks of Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

Iran’s representative to the IAEA said on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to sign an Additional Protocol on snap inspections of its nuclear facilities, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Ali Akbar Salehi was also quoted as saying that Iran “would like to clarify some aspects regarding the preservation of its sovereignty due to the so-called ’undeclared inspections’ that are envisioned by the Additional Protocol.â€

IRNA said Salehi, who met IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday, said Iran was ready to discuss “all remaining issues†after a session of the IAEA board of governors in September.

The Additional Protocol was created after the 1991 discovery of Iraq’s secret nuclear program and permits U.N. inspectors to visit virtually any site in the country at very short notice to flush out any clandestine arms program.

Iran is building, with Russian assistance, its first nuclear reactor at Bushehr, on the shore of the Persian Gulf. It has a capacity of 1,000 megawatts and should be completed next year.

Iran’s second nuclear reactor will have a capacity of 1,000 megawatts and the government is beginning feasibility studies for a 5,000 megawatt reactor, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported earlier this month

[igloo]

Sassa....I guess since you made no comment on this thread, you view this topic as less important and relevant than posting 9/11 conspiracy theories hatched by the mentally challenged and promoted by the anti-american brigade and believed by the uneducated...

[marksimons]

well.

given that Iraq had no nuclear weapons.

north korea does.

look at the difference in american approaches to the two.

if you were iran wouldn't you want nukes?

[igloo]

Originally posted by marksimons

well.

given that Iraq had no nuclear weapons.

north korea does.

look at the difference in american approaches to the two.

if you were iran wouldn't you want nukes?

What is your point retard, if you have one (doubt it).....cause base on what you are saying, you will be heading down a hypocritical path ...

[marksimons]

my point is this and simple.

iraq = no nukes = invaded by america

north korea = nukes = not invaded by america

now.

look at the two differences in treatment.

if you were the despotic leader of Iran worried about your grip on power, the students demonstrating and the amazingly powered foreign army not too far away, wouldn't you want to get your hands on the one thing that might possibly stop your country being invaded?

I ain't saying it's a good thing, I'm saying, put yourself in the shoes of that country.

personally I think nuclear weapons are a fucking dumbass idea and we should get rid of all of them, erm, although that in itself is an issue, and spend the money on something better, like trying to give the whole world water supplies and improve inequality, which is ulitimately, one of the reasons behind terrorism.

one of them.

for there are many.

[igloo]

Originally posted by marksimons

my point is this and simple.

iraq = no nukes = invaded by america

north korea = nukes = not invaded by america

now.

look at the two differences in treatment.

if you were the despotic leader of Iran worried about your grip on power, the students demonstrating and the amazingly powered foreign army not too far away, wouldn't you want to get your hands on the one thing that might possibly stop your country being invaded?

I ain't saying it's a good thing, I'm saying, put yourself in the shoes of that country.

personally I think nuclear weapons are a fucking dumbass idea and we should get rid of all of them, erm, although that in itself is an issue, and spend the money on something better, like trying to give the whole world water supplies and improve inequality, which is ulitimately, one of the reasons behind terrorism.

one of them.

for there are many.

So, Iran began making nukes when the U.S. invaded Iraq?...or when they were labeled in the "Axis of Evil"....I didn't realize this is why Iran started their nuclear ambitions?......

Wow, I thought building nuclear programs took time......didn't know that you could build a nuke faster than rubbing one out...Bad U.S.---we invade Iraq, and now Iran wants to go nuclear...who would have tought that?

Also, I guess I was wrong, but I though N Korea and Iraq are two completely different situations, and the approach should be different....my mistake.......Bad Bush!....he should attack N Korea too!.....My mistake again, I should have known that all those against the war in Iraq were really pissed because they wanted us to hit N Korea......and screw the S Koreans too....let them go down in a nuclear cloud....right?

And bad Bush again...why is he working with the intl community on Iran and N korea.....we want the cowboy!.....

Question: DO you like that N Korea has the U.S. by the balls?..Does it feel good to be nuclear blackmailed?.....How about Iraq and Iran having nukes?....that would have sucked right?

Thank God the Israeli's hit Iraq in the 80's, and the US hit Iraq twice....now Hussein can never get a nuke...

[marksimons]

Iran making nukes, I don't know, they've been wanting nuclear power for some time as far as I know, and I'm guessing that being called part of an 'axis of evil' and seeing what happend to Iraq might have made them accelerate any plans to try and make a nuclear weapon.

but why does the US get sole discresion over who has what types of weapon? do you know how many thousands of nukes the US has? why is it okay for them to be held by the US, which is being controlled by fundamentalist christians, and it not okay for Iran to have them, which is controled by fundamentalist Islamics?

it is America which is doing all the nuclear blackmailing around here.

remember the only country to use them against people is America.

"Exact figures are always disputed, but together the bombings killed somewhere in the number of 110,000 Japanese instantly, mostly civilian, and injured another 130,000. Within five years radioactive fallout had claimed another 230,000 Japanese lives, again mostly civilian."

http://www.playahata.com/pages/morpheus/hiroshima.htm

north korea has the US by the balls.

if that 'country' can have you by the balls something is fucked up.

the us position on north korea?

it's a fucking stalemate...

http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.asp?id=251708C7-0A1D-4052-A967-454A02495280

Thursday, August 28, 2003

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SEOUL (AP) - North Korea said Friday that prospects for another round of nuclear talks were in jeopardy because of inflexibility on the part of U.S. negotiators, a South Korean news agency reported.

"As the United States refuses to express intentions to switch over its hostile policy against North Korea, prospects for the next round of talks have fallen into danger," said KCNA, the North's news agency. KCNA was quoted by Yonhap, a South Korean agency. The comments came at a six-country meeting in China that included representatives of the United States, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia as well as North Korea. The meeting resumed Friday.

[igloo]

Originally posted by marksimons

Iran making nukes, I don't know, they've been wanting nuclear power for some time as far as I know, and I'm guessing that being called part of an 'axis of evil' and seeing what happend to Iraq might have made them accelerate any plans to try and make a nuclear weapon.

but why does the US get sole discresion over who has what types of weapon? do you know how many thousands of nukes the US has? why is it okay for them to be held by the US, which is being controlled by fundamentalist christians, and it not okay for Iran to have them, which is controled by fundamentalist Islamics?

it is America which is doing all the nuclear blackmailing around here.

remember the only country to use them against people is America.

"Exact figures are always disputed, but together the bombings killed somewhere in the number of 110,000 Japanese instantly, mostly civilian, and injured another 130,000. Within five years radioactive fallout had claimed another 230,000 Japanese lives, again mostly civilian."

http://www.playahata.com/pages/morpheus/hiroshima.htm

north korea has the US by the balls.

if that 'country' can have you by the balls something is fucked up.

the us position on north korea?

it's a fucking stalemate...

http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.asp?id=251708C7-0A1D-4052-A967-454A02495280

Thursday, August 28, 2003

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SEOUL (AP) - North Korea said Friday that prospects for another round of nuclear talks were in jeopardy because of inflexibility on the part of U.S. negotiators, a South Korean news agency reported.

"As the United States refuses to express intentions to switch over its hostile policy against North Korea, prospects for the next round of talks have fallen into danger," said KCNA, the North's news agency. KCNA was quoted by Yonhap, a South Korean agency. The comments came at a six-country meeting in China that included representatives of the United States, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia as well as North Korea. The meeting resumed Friday.

This is an absolutely atrocious response on your part...

Iran "accelerating" their plans for a nuke?????....exactly what does that mean?.....they have one in two years instead of four????.....the US should calm down the rhetoric so we deal with Iranian nukes later rather than sooner?...

And your statement about US nukes in the hands of Christian fundamentalists is mind boggling---only to be exceeded by you claiming why can't Isamic fundamentalists have one too......we are not talking about having matching BMW's here retard......what the fuck is wrong with you

And I do not even know how to respond to your N Korea statement, because your statement and accompanying link means exactly what, except to prove my point how they have the US by the balls......are you blind retard?

I am done...I have wasted enough time with you

[marksimons]

christian fundamentalists all the way baby.

What does Bush believe?

Nominally a Methodist — a moderate Protestant — like his wife, George W. Bush is in fact a rather fervent born-again Christian. He was converted in his late 30s by none other than the Reverend Billy Graham, whose theology does not differ appreciably from that of well-known fundamentalist leaders, such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell.

Despite his steady Bible study, it is doubtful that Mr. Bush bases his foreign policy on Biblical prophecy. And it is unlikely that he even knows the details of this peculiar literature.

There is no doubt, however, that Mr. Bush brings to the office of Commander-in-Chief the certitudes of an evangelical Protestant. His rhetoric portrays a rather simple world in which good battles evil.

http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=3025

http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/Bush/bush19.html