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Official: Russia Committed To Completing Nuclear Reactor In Iran
Associated Press / SFGate ^

Posted on 02/14/2002 8:30:36 AM PST by RCW2001

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:36 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A top Russian official said Thursday that Russia intends to fulfill its contract to help build a nuclear reactor in Iran, despite U.S. calls for Moscow to break the deal.

Deputy Nuclear Energy Minister Valery Lebedev said Russia plans to complete construction of the nuclear plant at Bushehr in late 2004 or early 2005, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.


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1 posted on 02/14/2002 8:30:36 AM PST by RCW2001
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To: RCW2001
This should give new meaning to the phrases "If you build it, he will come" and "what goes up, must come down."
2 posted on 02/14/2002 8:40:20 AM PST by a_witness
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To: a_witness; RCW2001; Black Jade
It's only fair, the US helped Pakistan build her own reactor and nuclear power program.
3 posted on 02/14/2002 11:29:55 AM PST by Spar
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To: Spar
Okay, let's make a deal. We get to knock down Iran's reactor and [Choose any of: Russia | India | Israel] gets to knock down Pakistan's.
4 posted on 02/14/2002 11:56:53 AM PST by a_witness
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To: Black Jade
The reactor must come down. Chechnya must be Russian.
6 posted on 02/21/2002 7:16:15 PM PST by a_witness
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