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Highly enriched uranium found in Iran
United Press International ^ | September 1, 2006

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bombirannow; enricheduranium; enrichment; iran; irannukes; nuclear; on; terror; uranium; war; weapons; wmd; yellowcake
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To: CollegeRepublican

"Darn that yellow glow! It always gives me away."
21 posted on 09/01/2006 9:58:02 AM PDT by macamadamia ("He who sits on fence gets poll up ass." Fun Ztu, The Art of Politics)
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To: Coop
"United Press International"

...be they for us or ag'in us? Boobs or brilliant? Rueter-like or trustworthy?

Inquiring minds want to know.

22 posted on 09/01/2006 10:00:46 AM PDT by Earthdweller (All reality is based on faith in something.)
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To: been_lurking

Yes, I read it. But I just reread and noticed that -- in fact -- the article did use the term "highly enriched" in the first paragraph. And the quote you used is accurate, though it also states that they are producing low levels of uranium.

I have read that Iran lacks enough gas centrifuges to generate enough highly enriched uranium for a bomb (a few kilograms are needed if I remember correctly). Anyway, good catch - I made a mistake.


23 posted on 09/01/2006 10:01:06 AM PDT by jmaynardg (maynard)
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To: jmaynardg

Have also read that they have received the materials to produce the high capacity centrifuges for production of high grade.


24 posted on 09/01/2006 10:06:26 AM PDT by shankbear
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To: Earthdweller

Helen Thomas quit UPI years ago because she felt it was too conservative. :-)


25 posted on 09/01/2006 10:12:56 AM PDT by Coop (No, there are no @!%$&#*! polls on Irey vs. Murtha!)
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To: TankerKC

Is it me, or is history continually repeating itself?

But I digress....


26 posted on 09/01/2006 10:14:14 AM PDT by Lucky9teen ( If you can't, you must. If you must, you can.)
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To: BradtotheBone

Oh C'mon! Iran is only trying to generate nuclear power.....
...just a whole lot of it....
.... all it once....
..... in an uncontrolled fashion.


27 posted on 09/01/2006 10:14:39 AM PDT by verum ago (Proper foreign policy makes loud noises.)
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To: BradtotheBone
I like this idea...
28 posted on 09/01/2006 10:19:21 AM PDT by Lucky9teen ( If you can't, you must. If you must, you can.)
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To: verum ago
We should send more highly-enriched uranium to Iran...special delivery...


29 posted on 09/01/2006 10:26:20 AM PDT by TampaDude (If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the PROBLEM!!!)
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To: Lucky9teen
Deja Vu all over again.

This could play out in one of two ways.

1. The Iraq model...we do a preemptive strike, then everyone acts like it was unprovoked.

2. The 9/11 model…Iran uses a nuke, then libs (and the world) ask why Bush didn’t prevent it.

30 posted on 09/01/2006 10:35:00 AM PDT by TankerKC (Step Back! Doors Closing.)
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To: BradtotheBone
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.

And they are so peace minded that they are more than willing to share it with Israel as an extended olive branch of peace.

31 posted on 09/01/2006 10:35:04 AM PDT by EGPWS
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To: The G Man
Let's put Joe Wilson on the case ...

Great idea! If he comes back glowing, we'll know they have more of it and more highly enriched than we thought.

If he doesn't come back, oh well.......

32 posted on 09/01/2006 10:37:41 AM PDT by b4its2late (Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark!)
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To: BradtotheBone

33 posted on 09/01/2006 10:42:07 AM PDT by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: The G Man

"Let's put Joe Wilson on the case ..."

Do they have mint tea in Iran?


34 posted on 09/01/2006 10:43:54 AM PDT by Buck W. (If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.)
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To: BradtotheBone

In other news, Al Gore is found unstable.


35 posted on 09/01/2006 10:46:31 AM PDT by Screamname (A second plane has just hit the second tower, this is a coincidence. - Katie Couric, Sept 11th 2001)
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To: monkeywrench

Why they bought yellow cake from Niger! Where else could they purchase uranium and then get away with lying about it.


36 posted on 09/01/2006 10:47:06 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: epluribus_2

But first Kerry's team will submit their report to the UN to be sure it passes the global test.


37 posted on 09/01/2006 10:47:51 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: TampaDude

No no no, my friend. The EU has spoken. This is not the time for action.

Only when Israel is a Neutron plume, will the 'world' take action. It will be in the manner of a press release condemning the action, but the subterfuge joy of the co-annihilators will be hard to suppress. Israel will be gone, millions of zionists will be detroyed, and the arab world will return to destroying themselves again and again, but with one less interloper.


38 posted on 09/01/2006 10:48:00 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?")
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To: All

This is just like the Nazis. The (Nazi-friendly) Red Cross visited one of the Nazi death camps. Prior to the visit, the Nazis had sanitized the place, fed the inmates, and made it look like it was simply a labor camp. This is what Iran is doing. They are running multiple enrichment facilities. One is for show, to pretend they are having problems and delays, while the hidden one(s) are the real deal. And if you're not sure they are doing this, can you and I afford to take a chance???


39 posted on 09/01/2006 10:48:21 AM PDT by howiem98 (Iran and the Nazis)
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To: jmaynardg
And the quote you used is accurate, though it also states that they are producing low levels of uranium.

I have read that Iran lacks enough gas centrifuges to generate enough highly enriched uranium for a bomb (a few kilograms are needed if I remember correctly). Anyway, good catch - I made a mistake.

I was just reading up on this the other day. I believe that a mininmum of about 15kg is needed for an implosion type fission weapon. A 17cm (6.7 in) diameter ball of uranium weighs 50kg (110 lbs.), so I guess "low levels of uranium" is a relative term.

40 posted on 09/01/2006 10:55:22 AM PDT by EricT. (SpecOps needs to paint the NYT building with a targeting laser.)
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