IRAN CLAIMS TO MANUFACTURE ELEMENTS FOR LASERS

MENL ^ | June 25, 2003

[yonif]

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has developed a capability for manufacturing a key element in laser systems.

Iranian officials said Teheran has succeeded in manufacturing crystals used in producing solid lasers. They said this makes Iran one of the few countries in the world with such capability.

Fereydoun Soltan-Moradi, deputy director of the Laser Research Center, said the crystals form the basis of the functioning of lasers. The center is affiliated with Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.

"The substance in which such lasers function is either the crystals, or the solid substances," Soltan-Moradi told the official Iranian Irna news agency. "Among such lasers I can refer to the neodymium laser, which was produced at this center for the first time in Iran. This laser is used both in industries, and for medical purposes."

[yonif]

Here is an Australian company which deals with research that looks to enrich urinium using lasers:

http://www.sea-us.org.au/corpfilez/no2lasers.html

The name of it is: Separation of Isotopes by Laser EXciteation

Here is the US Gov't "Appendix F to Part 110 -- Illustrative List of Laser-Based Enrichment Plant Equipment and Components Under NRC Export Licensing Authority"

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part110/part110-appf.html

[yonif]

Ping.

[Young Werther]

Gosh! 1960s technology! Shields up! Warp factor 9.

I'll be on the holodeck!

[HassanBenSobar]

Yeah, no kidding. Next we'll hear that Iran can make VAX computers.

[AdamSelene235]

Gee, you can buy Nd:YAG on Ebay.

[adam_az]

Or even worse, a WOPR!

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Young Werther]

Breaking News! The Ayatollahs are arming their troops to put down the rebellion. Bring on the Clones!

[DAnconia55]

Iran also has plans to clone evil midgets.