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In nuke feud, Iran warns it may halt inspections - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com
As I understand it, Iran is claiming that their uranium-enrichment program is solely for reactors. But enriched uranium can also be used for nuclear weapons. I was going to say that if Iran is defying the IAEA while at the same time saying they're only enriching uranium for electricity, then Iran is trying to pull a slight-of-hand trick and should not be trusted.
However, I found this piece at the very end of the article. Quote: "Iran also described an earlier proposal to enrich uranium on Russian territory and ship it back to Iran to fuel nuclear power as a good starting point for negotiations."
Now, if Russia were to enrich the uranium, or Iran were to use Russian facilities, this seems less likely that they're using them for weapons, as Russia would get a better chance to see what's really going on. That doesn't stop Iran from putting the uranium in missiles once back in Iran, I suppose. This kind of supposed concession may also be slight-of-hand; they offer this proposal as proof that their intentions are good, while they take their uranium back into Iran and put them in nukes.
Things to think about.
As I understand it, Iran is claiming that their uranium-enrichment program is solely for reactors. But enriched uranium can also be used for nuclear weapons. I was going to say that if Iran is defying the IAEA while at the same time saying they're only enriching uranium for electricity, then Iran is trying to pull a slight-of-hand trick and should not be trusted.
However, I found this piece at the very end of the article. Quote: "Iran also described an earlier proposal to enrich uranium on Russian territory and ship it back to Iran to fuel nuclear power as a good starting point for negotiations."
Now, if Russia were to enrich the uranium, or Iran were to use Russian facilities, this seems less likely that they're using them for weapons, as Russia would get a better chance to see what's really going on. That doesn't stop Iran from putting the uranium in missiles once back in Iran, I suppose. This kind of supposed concession may also be slight-of-hand; they offer this proposal as proof that their intentions are good, while they take their uranium back into Iran and put them in nukes.
Things to think about.
posted by xanadian at 8:01 PM
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