Posted on 03/05/2005 7:05:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Iran's top nuclear official warned the United States and Europe of the danger of an oil crisis if Tehran is sent before the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme, rejecting outright their demands to halt uranium enrichment. Taking the matter to the Security Council would be "playing with fire", Hassan Rowhani, whose country is the second largest oil producer in OPEC, told reporters... The EU is seeking a permanent halt to uranium enrichment, a process which can provide both nuclear fuel for civilian power plants and be used in the making of nuclear bombs... Meanwhile, Rowhani insisted that the controversial construction of a heavy water reactor in Iran was only for research purposes and would not be used to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb... He said the construction would be completed by 2008. The IAEA last year asked Iran to refrain from building the reactor amid concerns about the proliferation risk, as the reactor could produce 8-10 kilograms of plutonium per year, enough to make at least one nuclear bomb annually. Iran has rejected an offer from the European Union to help it get a light-water research reactor in exchange for giving up its heavy-water project.
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Posted on 03/05/2005 4:57:43 AM PST by DoctorZIn
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Posted on 03/05/2005 6:50:24 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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Battle lines are being drawn and the eurocrapweasles are asked to choose thier side.
If they do not like turning the matter to the security council, maybe they would like turning it to Israeli AF better? But I'd bet dollars to donuts that IAF would have to pick up the matter anyway.
Wanna guess what side they will choose?
Iran wishes a War and War thay will get,it will be
ugly for Iran.We are Winning !
I would bet that we like the shortage of fuel crises. Bring it on. Then leave already!!!
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