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Iran says it has about 18,000 nuclear centrifuges
agence france-Presse ^
| August 17, 2013
| Agence France-Presse
Posted on 09/19/2013 2:16:48 PM PDT by Idaho_Cowboy
Iran has about 18,000 centrifuges, including 10,000 active ones, the outgoing head of the country's atomic agency said Saturday, confirming figures from the UN watchdog overseeing its disputed nuclear drive.
"At the beginning of the month of Mordad (from July 23) we had 17,000 first generation centrifuges, of which more than 10,000 are active and 7,000 ready to start work," said Fereydoon Abbasi Davani, quoted by ISNA news agency.
"Some 1,000 second generation centrifuges have also been installed and are ready to start work," he said at the handover ceremony for his role to Ali Akbar Salehi.
In May, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had installed 17,600 centrifuges, including 16,590 first generation and 1,000 second generation.
Iran says it enriches uranium to five and 20 percent for peaceful purposes.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; israel
Not exactly breaking news, but this got brushed over with everything else going on last month.
To: Idaho_Cowboy
As info, I didn’t source this right. It came from Jewish World Review not AFP directly.
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posted on
09/19/2013 2:18:01 PM PDT
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
I speak Jive Farsi. They said:
“We have 18,000 salad spinners and a box of used pinball parts.”
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posted on
09/19/2013 2:33:11 PM PDT
by
Rinnwald
To: Idaho_Cowboy
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posted on
09/19/2013 2:38:02 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statemeYup. My first thought as wt of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
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posted on
09/19/2013 3:29:19 PM PDT
by
Does so
(It is very difficult to have principled politicians in a society that is rotting.)
To: Does so
That's a good question. I thought maybe they were pieced together from broken down Yugos.
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posted on
09/19/2013 3:51:56 PM PDT
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
And all for peaceful nuclear power...
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posted on
09/19/2013 4:28:47 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
Japan has peaceful nuclear power, how many centrifuges
do they have?
France?
USA?
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posted on
09/19/2013 4:31:04 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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posted on
09/19/2013 4:50:28 PM PDT
by
SJackson
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posted on
09/21/2013 2:10:48 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
0bamao coulda become Zer0-the-Hero if he'd used that arsenal which was in that neighborhood for Syria ---- to do a surprise whack on Iran and nip 'em in the bud.
But, alas, he didn't....never woulda had the balls.
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posted on
09/21/2013 2:20:58 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
That’s all? Well, Israel will be right over there with its 18,000 F-16s, all transported on 1,000 or so jumbo carrier groups. No problem./s
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posted on
09/21/2013 5:57:26 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
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