Posted on 09/01/2006 9:33:47 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency told the U.N. Security Council its inspectors have found new traces of enriched uranium in Iran.
The discovery marked the third instance that highly enriched uranium was found at an Iranian facility, but the IAEA said the nuclear fingerprint on the new discovery does not match that found on earlier samples, which the agency had concluded came from contaminated equipment from Pakistan, The New York Times reported Friday.
The 6-page IAEA report did not identify where the uranium might have originated or whether it was connected to a secret nuclear program in Iran. The country has insisted that its nuclear program is aimed only at producing energy, a task that would use uranium enriched at much lower levels than that found by the IAEA inspectors.
The report said that Iran was continuing to produce enriched uranium at low levels and on a small scale at its Natanz facility.
The Security Council had set Thursday as a deadline for Iran to discontinue enrichment, and a failure to comply by the country could result in economic and political penalties.
And, this is a suprise to whom?? Ahmanejab has told us he was doing this.
And in other news, UN inspectors find samples of bear scat in the woods - express suprise.
i am sooooo shocked :)
Warm up the bombers...
Let's put Joe Wilson on the case ...
When are we going to start carpet bombing our mortal enemy?If they had the capability,they would have done it already!
Don’t ask me why I know that will happen ;)
I'd bet the chicoms. They and pakistan are the world's worst nuclear proliferators.
An unnamed source from the meetings told this CBS reporter - "I do believe that a very strongly worded and thoughtful statement is very possibly likely forthcoming in a matter of weeks, yesiree."
We don't need to do anything. Ahura Mazda will take care of this.
(crickets)
I don't think the term "highly enriched" is accurate given the article's content. The article claimed to have found "enriched uranium" which is U-238 enriched by U-235 at anywhere from 2% on up. At those levels the uranium is useful only for power generation. "Highly Enriched Uranium" refers to U-238 enriched to U-235 at or above 90% - which is weapons grade. It's unclear from the article what level of enrichment was attained, so claiming "highly enriched" (or weapons grade) would appear unsubstantiated.
Why do you know that will happen?
Why?
Is that you Zoroaster?
At least we know that it did not come from Iraq. Their is in Oak Ridge, TN last I heard.
Highly enriched Uranium is not used for "peaceful" purposes.
Daily Double Quick Question: How many Iraqi Mosques have been thoroughly searched since the 2003 in the search for elements or evidence of Saddam's banned weapon industry? {crickets...}
Anyone been there to back up this seemlingly common sense truth?
Since what was found is higher grade than what is needed for producing energy.... (It sometimes helps to read the article.)
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