UN: Iran has enough uranium for nuclear weapon
UN officials told the Financial Times that Iran has produced enough uranium to build a nuclear bomb.
They said Iran had accumulated more than one tonne of low enriched uranium hexafluoride at a facility in Natanz.
If such a quantity were further enriched it could produce more than 20kg of fissile material – enough for a bomb.
“It appears that Iran has walked right up to the threshold of having enough low enriched uranium to provide enough raw material for a single bomb,” said Peter Zimmerman, a former chief scientist of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Time is running out for the West and Israel. Either something has to be done within the next few weeks or we’ll have to live with a nuclear armed Iran (if they Mullahs decide to further enrich the produced uranium, that is).
Either way, Western policy will be risky. Intervention may cause tremendous problems, allowing the Shiite state to build a nuclear bomb will give it tremendous power and influence in the region and it may very well use the weapon against its arch enemy, Israel.
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The Iranians have ZERO weapons grade U. Having a 100Kg of LEU isn’t going to make a bomb. Stop the scare tactics. Please show any link where the Iranians have ANY HEU.
Rudi, please go educate yourself.
Rudi, the information was in the original article: If such a quantity were further enriched it could produce more than 20kg of fissile material – enough for a bomb.
And you don’t give orders around here, so stop trying.
Holly Maybe you should read jdlellels comment at TMV. He repeats what I say and developes even better points. Once again, ZERO HEU.
This link to the FT piece without the hassle of Jill’s.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f367aada-fec8-11dd-b19a-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
Do you read what you post Rudi?
You state emphatically that Iran doesn’t and couldn’t have any. Yet what you post says – Could; has concealed in the past; possible; may just need to ship to a clandestine site.
Int:
the experts at ACW’s call these stories
Iran da bomb
As Holly said, go educate yourselves.