[Redcloak]

At the risk of understatement, this is not a good thing; especially when one considers the long range missile test they did just recently. Conversion of uranium to uranium hexafluoride gas is a vital step toward producing nuclear weapons. The difference in mass between U₂₃₅ and U₂₃₈ can be exploited when the metal is in this gaseous state. And for those who don't understand the difference, it's the former that can go *BOOM!*.

[Lancer_N3502A]

Tick Tock

[zarf]

But, but Iran needs nuclear energy...they don't have any access to fossil fuels.

[jennyp]

Centrifuges are never used to refine uranium from uranium ore, are they? The only reason to go the centrifuge route is to separate U²³⁸ (used in A-bombs) from the U²³⁵ after the uranium's been refined from the ore, isn't it?

[DC Bound]

Do you know how many steps are left for them to make a bomb?

[7.62 x 51mm]

Hello, Israel? Fire-up the F-16s and re-fueling tankers. I wonder if they have any B-52s?

[Steely Tom]

This is all George Bush's fault, as any nuanced thinker knows.

Now, if John Kerry were in charge, he would have just given the Iranians the enriched fuel, and they would not need to take this dangerous, risky step.

(steely)

[steveegg]

Mousavian, who also heads the Foreign Policy Committee at Iran's powerful Supreme National Security Council, said the process was under full IAEA supervision.

"Every stage of the process is under full IAEA supervision. The agency knows of every milligram of uranium converted," he said.

Considering Muslims and Europeans run the IAEA, I'm not at all reassured. After all, the IAEA "knew" of every milligram of uranium involved in North Korea before they got kicked out, and not only does Krazy Kim have nukes (or so he says), he and his minions fashoined the first couple BEFORE the IAEA got themselves kicked out.

[Diogenesis]

[Rutles4Ever]

Nothing to see here. Just Iran trying to reduce its dependency on Mid-East oil.

[A Real Dan Fan... NOT]

Within a couple of weeks, the storage facility housing the gas is probably going to have an "accident".
Big explosion. Lots of casualties.
Major bummer.

Try not to be real shocked.

[citizen]

I can only make 'U 235' and 'U 238' on my 1973 typewriter.

"How'd you do that?" asks Dan Rather.

[Constantine XIII]

Holy shiite, batman!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

No, this is not good at all. GWB is probably chomping at the bit to restrain himself until after the election. At which time, he will begin the steps to grind the nuclear ambitions of Iran into broken dreams. Unless Israel acts before then of course.

Imagine the weight GWB carries on his shoulders since 911! The whole world has basically gone to pot since then, or should I say that many of clintoon's failures have showed their face since then.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If Kerry becomes president, they won't have to bother. He will just give them enriched uranuim.