Posted on 12/04/2005 10:22:57 AM PST by Hadean
Head of Tehran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says Iran will built another 20 power plants, two as soon as March 2006; Britain, U.S. and France pressure Russia and China to endorse efforts to refer Iran to U.N. Security Council; test launching of Arrow missile in Israel and Iran's deal to purchase weapons from Russia mark escalation in arms race between two states, experts claim
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has been given license to set up another 20 nuclear plants, two of them by March 2006, head of Tehran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi was quoted saying Sunday, in Tehran's official news agency IRNA.
Iran's first nuclear plant is being built by Russia for USD 1 billion and is scheduled to begin operating by March 2006.
According to Boroujerdi, the new power plants will be able to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity. However, international and Israeli intelligence sources claim the program may be a front to build an atomic bomb, an allegation Iran's vigorously denies.
In addition, the New York Times reported Sunday that the U.S. and Britain are trying to persuade China and Russia that there is enough evidence pointing to Iran's plan to develop nuclear capabilities.
According to one diplomat, who requested to remain anonymous, the new effort proposed by Britain and endorsed by the U.S. and France seeks to convince the five major nuclear weapons powers that are also permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
"If we could get China and Russia to agree that this bears all the hallmarks of a weapons program, it could have an enormous impact on Iran," one European senior diplomat said.
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"Iran: We will build 20 new nuclear plants"
dont you think it would be better to give them a big shake?
imo
Let's see...
How do they pay for 20 reactors? Even if they are cheaper Soviet designs?
And, why would a country that is sitting on a huge amount of oil and gas reserves need 20 nuke plants?
I support giving Iran a nuclear bomb dropped from 3000 feet and delivered via by Stealth air craft. These devil's need to be put down and erased from the face of the Earth.
Wish we'd build just 5 new ones
Oh, that's right...they have large power requirements/sarcasm/.
The Iranian people had better overthrow the government NOW, before a lot of them die in an attack from Israel. Those Mullahs are crazy and Israel has NO CHOICE but to take out those power plants.
...and in other news, the Israeli government has announced plans to destroy 20 nuclear plants. :)
no nukes, of any sort, for Mad mullahs
So they can build 20 times as many nuclear bombs?
20 nuclear plants? 20 U-S tactical nukes. End of problem.
Too cheap to meter!
The sad part is that a nation run by a bunch of goat humping superstitious clerics is developing more atomic energy and has more vision that the United States.
I have three words for you Iran...
Target Rich Environment.
We need a hundred!
These guys sure do telegraph their punches.
The Bush administration doesn't have the guts to do that, which is why they keep trying to refer this problem to the UN.
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