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1 posted on 04/13/2006 12:41:51 PM PDT by genefromjersey
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Don't see any way around us going to war with Iran. Even disregarding the nuclear developments, they have been actively sponsoring terrorism for the last thirty years. Iraq was justa prelude. We've been fighting the Tattaglias all this time - time to go after Barzini!


2 posted on 04/13/2006 12:58:09 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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"..There is, of course, no evidence that Iran has 50,000 centrifuges- at Natanz, or anywhere else ; or that it is likely to obtain this equipment soon – regardless of how big Natanz may be.

The more likely truth is that Iran has a grand total of 164 of these devices,and that it it had to work a great deal longer than 16 days to produce whatever minuscule amount it has on hand; but,rather than admit this somewhat humiliating truth, the Iranians decided to embellish upon it, by declaring they had over 54,000 centrifuges, and were ready to begin “industrial level” enrichment.."

Iran Vows to Ramp Up Uranium Enrichment

"..Iran resumed research on enrichment at Natanz in February. Saeedi said scientists there slowly built up the number of centrifuges in the cascade. On Sunday, they succeeded in enriching an amount of uranium to contain 3.5 percent of the isotope uranium-235 _ the proportion needed for reactor fuel _ using 164 centrifuges.

Enriching uranium to the much higher levels needed for a nuclear warhead is even more difficult, requiring tens of thousands of centrifuges or much longer periods of time.

Iran is believed to have enough black-market components in storage now to build the 1,500 operating centrifuges it would need to make the 45 pounds of highly enriched uranium needed for one crude weapon..."

4 posted on 04/13/2006 1:10:26 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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