Posted on 04/11/2021 11:00:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Sunday, just hours after starting to run new, advanced centrifuges that can enrich uranium faster, Iran’s nuclear facility at Nantanz suffered what was termed a “suspicious” blackout. Speculation immediately began in the Israeli media that some kind of cyber attack had crippled the facility.
It wouldn’t be the first time Nantanz had been targeted. In 2010, the Stuxnet worm wreaked havoc on the facility’s centrifuges, causing a huge drop in enriched uranium output.
These new centrifuges could take the 20 percent enriched uranium that Iran already possesses and jack it up to bomb-grade levels (90 percent) in a matter of weeks. It’s no surprise that Israel might be worried enough to try to sabotage it.
From Associated Press:
"Power at Natanz had been cut across the facility comprised of above-ground workshops and underground enrichment halls, civilian nuclear program spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi told Iranian state television."
“We still do not know the reason for this electricity outage and have to look into it further,” Kamalvandi said. “Fortunately, there was no casualty or damage and there is no particular contamination or problem.”
Asked by the state TV correspondent if it was a “technical defect or sabotage,” Kamalvandi declined to comment.
Centrifuges are very delicate, highly sophisticated machines that, in order to enrich uranium efficiently, must spin at enormous speeds and sync up with other centrifuges. A slight error could easily destroy dozens of them.
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Gosh, that’s too bad ...
Iran Calls Natanz Atomic Site Blackout ‘Nuclear Terrorism’
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/11/986212914/suspicious-blackout-strikes-irans-natanz-nuclear-site
In all fairness, it could have been mere incompetence.
Fairness don’t count. the invocation of fairness is historically inaccurate
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Unfortunately, a commitment to help Iran prevent sabotage of its nuclear facilities was part of the agreement (found in Annex 3) that Biden wants to return to.
Mossad is conducting a tour of Iran’s uranium processing facilities.
Good news ALERT!
It’s just OK news.
Good news would be the lab reaching critical mass, with temperatures instantly equaling that of the sun and disappearing under a mushroom cloud.
Great news would be if the mullahs happened to be conducting an inspection of the lab when things go boom.
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