Posted on 02/13/2006 2:44:04 AM PST by HAL9000
ALARM - Iran began the uranium enrichment: diplomats
VIENNA - Iran actually began work to enrich uranium at ends by research in Natanz (center), indicated diplomatic sources to AFP.
Iran began the uranium enrichment: diplomats
VIENNA - Iran really began work to enrich uranium at ends by research in Natanz (center), announced diplomatic sources with AFP Monday.
"Iran introduced gas into centrifugal machines", said a diplomat.
Teheran had announced, January 10, the resumption of research on enrichment in its pilot center of Natanz in spite of the injunctions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the international community.
The uranium enriched by thousands by centrifugal machines can, to differing degree, to be used to produce civil electric power or to manufacture the nuclear weapon.
It is in particular for this reason that the Council of the governors of the IAEA, where the great powers were for once linked, decided on February 4 to seize the Security Council of UNO of the Iranian file.
The Iranians did not start to start the "cascade" of 164 centrifugal machines of which they lay out in Natanz, but they started the operations there are "two to three days", according to this diplomat.
According to another source, it acts for the moment only of "preliminary work".
However, the effective beginning of enrichment (namely the introduction of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas, obtained by uranium ore conversion (yellowcake), in the centrifugal machines) should pass for a new "provocation" from the Western point of view, according to analysts'.
NUKE EM!!!!
How do you "My Pickle is Hot" in Hebrew?
Iran starts enrichment work: Diplomats
VIENNA, FEB 13 (AFP) - Iran has started putting uranium feedstock gas into centrifuges, the first step in manufacturing what can be either nuclear reactor fuel or material for an atom bomb, diplomats told AFP today.
"Iran has put gas into centrifuges at its pilot enrichment plant in Natanz," a diplomat in Vienna said.
The diplomat said that Iran had not yet fired up the whole 164-centrifuge cascade but had "over the past two or three days" started work with some centrifuges.
Enrichment is seen as a red line by the United States and the European Union since it is the key process to making nuclear weapons.
Putting uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas into centrifuges, which distill out enriched uranium, would be a major escalation by Iran in its face-off with the West over a nuclear programme which the United States charges hides secret atomic weapons development.
Iran said today that it would resume uranium enrichment even before the UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency meets next month in Vienna to decide whether to recommend action by the UN Security Council, which has the authority to take punitive measures against Iran.
A second diplomat said that Iran was still doing "preliminary work" with centrifuges, almost certainly working on single machines rather than a whole cascade.
This may be the straw that breaks the camels back.
"Iran has started putting uranium feedstock gas into centrifuges"
But this is not the first time they have done so, according to:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/10/wiran210.xml
Iran's nuclear history - By Robin Gedye (Filed: 10/09/2003)
"Natanz
"Teheran claims it needs the Natanz plant to expand its nuclear reactor programme, but it does not even have an expansion plan, nor does it need the extra energy. When Natanz is complete, Iran's nuclear programme would be self-sufficient since it already has a uranium ore mine at Saghand. Evidence pointing to Natanz becoming part of an Iranian weapons programme is considerable:
"Particles of weapons-grade enriched uranium have been found by IAEA inspectors at Natanz. Iran claims they stem from contaminated components it bought abroad on the black market in the 1980s, but diplomats doubt this.
"Diplomats determined that Iran had tested its enrichment centrifuges with uranium without informing the UN and was in flagrant breach of the non-proliferation treaty.
"There are reported to be between 100 and 200 gas centrifuges, possibly for the construction of advanced nuclear weapons at Natanz."
next new moon
2006 Feb 28
Attack on Iran Bettin Pool
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Let's not go the overkill route. How 'bout an old fashioned fire bombing. I doubt those rags on there heads and the curtains they dress in are fire retardant. This should keep the death toll down to 5 million, with another 5 mil lightly toasted. Jimmuh Carter can than anounce a new program than, 'mudhuts for the Habeeb's'.
1 Ohio Class SSBN + 24 Empty Trident Missile Tubes = MILER TIME + Needing 360,000,000 Vrigins Stat!!!!!
Not a smart idea... "nuking" Iran would make us the scourge of the planet. Now nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain -- never. It would be disastrous. All the Five Families would come after you, Sonny. The Corleone Family would be outcasts! Even the old man's political protection would run for cover! So do me a favor -- take this into consideration.
If I gave rodents rear what others thought of me I would have left thsi board a long time ago.;)
This is no surprise. It's been pretty obvious from early on that the Iranian regime is determined to force the issue. The Iranians must be stopped by military action, anything short of that will not stop them.
Tell the "Big I" to warm up the bunker busters.
Iran is trying to force the US to do something before our Nov. elections. Wouldn't surprise me at all to find the Democrats behind Iran's moves.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has only one political party yet occasionally looks pluralistic from the outside when one gang of thugs beats out another. The politics of supreme leadership, Valeyat e-Faqhee, Islamic Fascism, are unlike anything most Americans can imagine beyond fiction or academics. Orwell's 1984 fits as a description of Iranian society as tightly as a straight jacket. One has to wonder, how many Iranians feel, their straight jacket keeps them warm, as opposed to how many know it’s going to kill them? Who knows...
Lest I misled, when I said "Democrats" in my post, I meant US Democrats.
Perhaps the Iranian people know their "leaders" are provoking a confrontation but the average Iranian feels powerless to bring about a change. I hope and pray this can be resolved peacefully but from what I read I doubt it.
Bomb them.
Bomb them now.
Bomb them until the screaming stops.
Then bomb them again.
"It was reported today that Walmart is in discussions for acquiring large land area in Middle East for super distribution center. Speaking on condition of anonymity, an executive with the world's largest retailer stated that much of the decision will be predicative on extensiveness of cratering and/or radioactive levels."
GIVE THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN 48 HOURS TO SEEK ASYLUM ELSEWHERE OR WE LET THE "SHOCK AND AWE" BEGIN
I still want to know if SoDamn HInsane was anywhere near where we dropped those 38 bunkerbusters on day 1, and if his ears are still ringing.
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