If Iran decides to expel IAEA inspectors and withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty the Isalmic nation could produce nuclear weapons in as little as six months. So says Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, whose recent comments on Iran's nuclear capabilities surprised many. Last year the IAEA chief said it would be several years before Iran would be able to build a nuke.
The most recent report by the IAEA on Iran's activities contains a number of disturbing details. The IAEA has asked for greater access and transparency, but Iran has refused. The IAEA has been denied access to various sensitive locations related to the manufacturing of centrifuges, as well as sites for research and development on uranium enrichment. The IAEA has also confronted Iran with documents it found detailing some of Iran's research activities. The documents have raised red flags concerning the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA report states:
"One aspect of the alleged studies refers to the conversion of uranium dioxide to UF4, also known as green salt. A second aspect concerns the development and testing of high voltage detonator firing equipment and exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators including, inter alia, the simultaneous firing of multiple EBW detonators; an underground testing arrangement; and the testing of at least one full scale hemispherical, converging, explosively driven shock system that could be applicable to an implosion-type nuclear device. A third aspect of the studies concerns development work alleged to have been performed to redesign the inner cone of the Shahab-3 missile re-entry vehicle to accommodate a nuclear warhead."
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Israel has conducted military drills in preparation for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. The Israeli military has been practicing long range missions. The military exercises allegedly involved almost 100 F-15 and F-16 fighter jets and other aircraft.
There has long been speculation that Israel is preparing for a possible strike on Iran. There has even been evidence to suggest that Israel may be planning a tactical nuclear strike. Such a bold move would no doubt reap the ire of the international community, and probably trigger a violent backlash or even a full-scale war. Yet it wouldn't be the first time Israel has taken such a risk. Israel bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor in Osirak in 1981 shortly before it became operational - a move that was widely condemned by the international community. More recently, Israel targeted a covert nuclear facility deep in Syrian territory.
It has become clear that Iran is heading steadily toward a confrontation with Israel. To learn more about this topic, we encourage you to watch The Coming Conflict: Israel and Iran in which Avi Lipkin shares his unique insights on Middle East affairs (click on the link for a special offer).
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WOULD YOU STAND AND WATCH SOMEONE KILL YOUR CHILDREN
Posted On: 07/25/08 01:59:08 PM
Age 64, OH
We as the common people can not know what is said behind the scenes. But we do know what Israel, The US and Iran and other Islamic states have said in public. I am not a complete fool and have heard the leaders of Iran state in public many, many times that they will eliminate Israel and the US even if they are completely destroyed in the process. Why would any sane person not believe these madmen. The world did not listen to Hitler even though he wrote a book telling what he would do. Hitler did exactly as he said. So did Yasser Arafat, he wrote a book and told exactly what he would do and then lied about it in public, which is exactly what he said he would do in his book. If I was the leader of Israel I would have already taken out every nuclear facility in Iran if I was able. If Israel had not taken out the nuclear facility in Iraq they would no longer exist. The first strike that Iraq would have made, would have been the end of Israel. Lou Click here to reply to this post
WOULD YOU STAND AND WATCH SOMEONE KILL YOUR CHILDREN
Posted On: 07/25/08 01:58:09 PM
Age 64, OH
We as the common people can not know what is said behind the scenes. But we do know what Israel, The US and Iran and other Islamic states have said in public. I am not a complete fool and have heard the leaders of Iran state in public many, many times that they will eliminate Israel and the US even if they are completely destroyed in the process. Why would any sane person not believe these madmen. The world did not listen to Hitler even though he wrote a book telling what he would do. Hitler did exactly as he said. So did Yasser Arafat, he wrote a book and told exactly what he would do and then lied about it in public, which is exactly what he said he would do in his book. If I was the leader of Israel I would have already taken out every nuclear facility in Iran if I was able. If Israel had not taken out the nuclear facility in Iraq they would no longer exist. The first strike that Iraq would have made, would have been the end of Israel. Lou Click here to reply to this post
Who is fooling who?
Posted On: 07/22/08 12:41:24 PM
Age 61, MO
I would say that Israel is moving to have a confrontation with Iran, rather than the other way around. Iran is targetted because she is an integral access to the abundant Caspian Sea Basin oil reserves. Israel, the U.S., and the U.K. wish to control those reserves. Aggression against Iran has very little to do with nuclear energy or nuclear weapons development. This, along with terrorism, is being held up as an exscuse to have a hostile occupation of Iran, just as was done in Iraq. The efforts of the U.S. and the U.K. have already proven futile with this agression. Just look at the economic devastation and loss of liberties in the U.S. and the U.K. Israel and the Zionist bankers are the only ones who have profitted from this agression. George Cancilla Click here to reply to this post
George, the leader of Iran wants to eliminate Israel and the US. That is what he has told us. If you have a problem with his own words, then take it up with him.
Iran is certainly a serious threat. If Bush does something about it, the media will blast him for invading a sovereign nation, regardless of the evidence uncovered. If Obama wins and he attacks Iran, the media will swoon and say that Obama did the perfect thing. Click here to reply to this post
Who is threatening who?
Posted On: 07/25/08 07:58:23 AM
Age 61, MO
The threat that Iran poses to the U.S., U.K., and Israel, like Iraq before her, is their unwillingness to do business with imperialistic bullies wielding military power, and who operate a fraudulent fiat monetary system. Can you blame them? I took it up with "him" and found out that what he said was mistranslated. What he wants to "wipe off the map" is the predatory capitalism associated with the U.S., U.K., and Israel. Most Americans, Britains, and Jewish people who are honest with themselves, would want to see the same thing. The U.S., U.K., and Israel are going to learn the hard way that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. "Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18). George Cancilla Click here to reply to this post
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