IAEA Says Iran Still Doing Nuclear Weapons Research

[Schneibster]

The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new report today stating that there is ongoing nuclear weapons research in Iran, despite repeated vehement denials from its government. 10 countries provided the intelligence used, which was "vetted," that is, confirmed or discarded, over a period of many months. In addition, the report details modifications to the Iranian Shahab-3 missile to permit it to carry a nuclear payload. The Shahab-3 has enough range to reach Israel.

The supposed decommissioning of the program in 2003 in response to the dictates of the religious council that rules Iran appears to have been a sham, with individuals concerned with the missile redesign, with explosives research needed to construct an implosion weapon, with an underground chamber for conducting the research and collecting data, and with increased enhancement of uranium to make the core of an implosion weapon, being transferred to different positions and shielded from further contact with IAEA personnel. There is evidence not only of ongoing research, but of a sophisticated effort to conceal that there is still research.

An early report may be read here. I expect I'll be linking more information in the coming days; first priority is a link to the report itself.

[Gawd]

There is nothing wrong with Iran having nukes. Unlike Israel, Iran isn't an aggressor.

And are these the same guys who "vetted" American unintelligence on Iraq?

[Schneibster]

There is nothing wrong with Iran having nukes. Unlike Israel, Iran isn't an aggressor.

Other than Hezb'Allah, hmmm?

On Earth.

And are these the same guys who "vetted" American unintelligence on Iraq?

No, there was an election since then.

There was one in Iran, too, but apparently they cheated.

Just sayin'.

[Clinton Huxley]

What's to be done? Western intervention risks calamity but on the other hand, if you see a child playing with matches, you have to take the matches away.

[Schneibster]

Good question. Blowing shit up never seems to fix stuff like this. Funny that. Maybe they'll have to negotiate.

[Clinton Huxley]

Good question. Blowing shit up never seems to fix stuff like this. Funny that. Maybe they'll have to negotiate.

Mmmm. Playing a North Korea style game - upping the ante in an attempt to wring concessions out of the west. I can't see it ending particularly well.

[Schneibster]

They may be trying to get everything they can out of it before they go off and build them anyway. It's consistent with their behavior toward their own people in the elections.

[Gawd]

They may be trying to get everything they can out of it before they go off and build them anyway. It's consistent with their behavior toward their own people in the elections.

Why are you talking about Israel?

[Jason]

The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new report today stating that there is ongoing nuclear weapons research in Iran, despite repeated vehement denials from its government. 10 countries provided the intelligence used, which was "vetted," that is, confirmed or discarded, over a period of many months. In addition, the report details modifications to the Iranian Shahab-3 missile to permit it to carry a nuclear payload. The Shahab-3 has enough range to reach Israel.

The supposed decommissioning of the program in 2003 in response to the dictates of the religious council that rules Iran appears to have been a sham, with individuals concerned with the missile redesign, with explosives research needed to construct an implosion weapon, with an underground chamber for conducting the research and collecting data, and with increased enhancement of uranium to make the core of an implosion weapon, being transferred to different positions and shielded from further contact with IAEA personnel. There is evidence not only of ongoing research, but of a sophisticated effort to conceal that there is still research.

An early report may be read here. I expect I'll be linking more information in the coming days; first priority is a link to the report itself.

That's not a report it's a news story without citations. Regardless it is hyperbolic bullshit - pure propaganda. They have no evidence.

Amusingly having nuclear weapons is considered 'not peaceful'. I assume this extends to non-Arabic states as well?

[Cormac]

I have to say that I agree with Gawd here. (To an extent).

Iran is bolloxed because of the tyranny there, but Israel is a belligerent aggressor, with, I might add, nuclear weapons.

I am just as concerned about Israel's Arsenal as I am about Iran's.

[Tyrannical]

What's the CIA think? Last I heard they said Iran wasn't going for a nuclear bomb.

[Jason]

Last report I read said they wouldn't have the capability to produce a nukehead until 2020 at the earliest with 2025 being the best estimate and that there were no indications they were doing so anyway.

[Tyrannical]

Last report I read said they wouldn't have the capability to produce a nukehead until 2020 at the earliest with 2025 being the best estimate and that there were no indications they were doing so anyway.

Then I wonder what those Jews are up to then.
Do they really believe Iran is close to getting a nuke or is Israel just trying to set us up for another proxy war?

As I always tell the Christians, when Israel anoints a High Priest and executes the non-faithful golden calf worshipers as Moses did will I believe God is on their side.

[Atheist-Lite]

It's a way of crashing the dollar and declaring martial law in the USA to keep the lunatic tea party out of the White House. A bad, but necessary medicine, that you'll only realise is 'bitter but good' if some faction of the US military in the south join with the xian rednecks down there and start to round atheists up there as enemies of the state?

[Schneibster]

The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new report today stating that there is ongoing nuclear weapons research in Iran, despite repeated vehement denials from its government. 10 countries provided the intelligence used, which was "vetted," that is, confirmed or discarded, over a period of many months. In addition, the report details modifications to the Iranian Shahab-3 missile to permit it to carry a nuclear payload. The Shahab-3 has enough range to reach Israel.

The supposed decommissioning of the program in 2003 in response to the dictates of the religious council that rules Iran appears to have been a sham, with individuals concerned with the missile redesign, with explosives research needed to construct an implosion weapon, with an underground chamber for conducting the research and collecting data, and with increased enhancement of uranium to make the core of an implosion weapon, being transferred to different positions and shielded from further contact with IAEA personnel. There is evidence not only of ongoing research, but of a sophisticated effort to conceal that there is still research.

An early report may be read here. I expect I'll be linking more information in the coming days; first priority is a link to the report itself.

That's not a report it's a news story without citations. Regardless it is hyperbolic bullshit - pure propaganda. They have no evidence.

I'm not going to argue with someone who dismisses evidence. It's a waste of time.