WMDs raise their ugly heads again.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:38 pm

Iran could have atomic bomb within 6 months: report

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency believes Iran is capable of producing and testing an atomic bomb within six months, much sooner than most analysts estimate, according to a report in German weekly Stern.

Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:29am EDT

The report, which quotes BND experts, says the agency has information supporting the view that Iran has mastered the enrichment technology necessary to make a bomb and has enough centrifuges to make weaponized uranium.

"If they wanted to, they could detonate an atomic bomb in half a year's time," the story quoted a BND expert as saying.

The BND did not return two calls from Reuters seeking comment on the report.

Iran says its nuclear program is for electricity generation to help it export more of its oil and gas, but Western countries suspect it of trying to pursue a nuclear bomb.

The U.N. Security Council has imposed three sets of sanctions on Tehran for defying its demands to suspend uranium enrichment.

Some analysts say Iran may be close to having the required material for producing a bomb, but most say the weaponization process would then take one to two years due to technical and political hurdles.

"Weaponizing" enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location.

Until now there have been no indications of any such covert diversion, a point made by the IAEA's incoming director-general shortly after his election earlier this month.

Current IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei has said it is his "gut feeling" that Iran is seeking at least the capability to build nuclear weapons, in order to protect itself from perceived regional and U.S. threats.

(Writing by Noah Barkin and Sylvia Westall; Editing by Richard Balmforth)

Post by **The Dawktor** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:10 am

We should hang our heads in shame for the serious criminal offence that is making up words like weaponizing!

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:53 am

I second the Dawktor's sentiment. We should be ever vigilant against the spread of WMDs - Words of Minimal Definition. "Weaponize" indeed!

Post by **Feck** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:57 am

"enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location."

Well no shit guess we are all safe then ...........unless.........no...........they wouldn't enrich uranium ....some where secret
that just wouldn't be cricket ,sneaky arabs ..

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:00 am

Maybe we could get Iran to make some WMDs for us. Be cheaper than replacing Trident....

Post by **Guy_Montag** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:05 am

Feck wrote:"enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location."

Well no shit guess we are all safe then ...........unless.........no...........they wouldn't enrich uranium ....some where secret
that just wouldn't be cricket ,sneaky arabs ..

Ummm, Iranians are not Arabs, they are mostly Persians & Azeris.

Is there an anally-retentive, pedant smiley?

Post by **Feck** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:10 am

Guy_Montag wrote:
Feck wrote:"enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location."

Well no shit guess we are all safe then ...........unless.........no...........they wouldn't enrich uranium ....some where secret
that just wouldn't be cricket ,sneaky arabs ..
Ummm, Iranians are not Arabs, they are mostly Persians & Azeris.

Is there an anally-retentive, pedant smiley?

No as I typed it I thought that I should really say Persians but then why bother when someone can have all the fun of correcting me

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:40 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:I second the Dawktor's sentiment. We should be ever vigilant against the spread of WMDs - Words of Minimal Definition. "Weaponize" indeed!

That's why I only use the 1898 edition of the OED.

Post by **Animavore** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:43 am

Feck wrote:"enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location."

Well no shit guess we are all safe then ...........unless.........no...........they wouldn't enrich uranium ....some where secret
that just wouldn't be cricket ,sneaky arabs ..

Maybe they have one of those secret volcanoes that open up on top like in You Only Live Twice?

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:44 am

Animavore wrote:
Feck wrote:"enrichment would not escape the notice of U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), unless it was done at a secret location."

Well no shit guess we are all safe then ...........unless.........no...........they wouldn't enrich uranium ....some where secret
that just wouldn't be cricket ,sneaky arabs ..
Maybe they have one of those secret volcanoes that open up on top like in You Only Live Twice?

You mean "Bondzilla"?

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