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Iran says ready to send uranium abroad as UN wants
The Washington Post (article from The Associated Press) ^ | February 2, 2010 | Nasser Karimi

Posted on 02/02/2010 5:44:04 PM PST by myknowledge

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said on Tuesday it was ready to send its uranium abroad for further enrichment as requested by the U.N.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the decision in an interview with state Iranian television.

He said Iran will have "no problem" giving the West its low-enriched uranium and taking it back several months later when it is enriched by 20 percent.

The decision could signal a major shift in the Iranian position on the issue.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; iran; irannukes; uranium
Sending uranium outside Iran for further enrichment? That can mean only one thing.

Uranium enrichment for nukes. The Mossad should try to intercept and sabotage the uranium / yellowcake shipments.


1 posted on 02/02/2010 5:44:04 PM PST by myknowledge
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To: myknowledge

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At the outset of the first Gulf War Saddam sent his air force out of the country to protect it.

No reason to suppose he wouldn’t have done the same with his WMDs during the additional month the French bought him before the start of operation Iraqi Freedom.


2 posted on 02/02/2010 5:50:49 PM PST by Touch Not the Cat
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To: myknowledge
We should send some of our uranium abroad.


3 posted on 02/02/2010 6:29:18 PM PST by jaz.357 ("If the present tries to sit in judgment on the past, it will lose the future." W.Churchill)
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What are those? Nuke-tipped JDAMs?


4 posted on 02/02/2010 6:51:05 PM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: jaz.357

I totally believe anything the Iranians say these days, ya sure.


5 posted on 02/02/2010 10:06:46 PM PST by JulienBenda ("Don't you just LOVE the Emperor's new clothes?!")
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To: myknowledge

'Nuff Said!


6 posted on 02/03/2010 6:55:54 AM PST by jwparkerjr
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