IAEA: Iran Has Tons of Gas for Weapons

[bufffbison]

http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2005/09/03/ap/headlines/d8cch6co1.txt

IAEA: Iran Has Tons of Gas for Weapon
By GEORGE JAHN
- Published online on Saturday, September 3, 2005 12:05 AM CDT


VIENNA, Austria - Iran has pumped out about seven tons of the gas it needs for uranium enrichment since it restarted the process last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Friday. A former U.N. nuclear inspector said that would be enough for an atomic weapon.

In unusually strong language, an IAEA report also said despite its investigation, questions remain about key aspects of Iran's 18 years of clandestine nuclear activity and that it still was unable "to conclude that there are no undeclared nuclear materials or activities in Iran."

"Iran's full transparency is indispensable and overdue," said the confidential document obtained by The Associated Press. The document listed perceived Iranian failings and called for "access to individuals, documentation related to procurement ... certain military-owned workshops and research and development locations."

Among the unanswered questions, according to the report, were gaps in the documented development of Iran's centrifuge program used in uranium enrichment _ and in what was received, and when, from the black market network headed by the Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan.

Overall, the report confirmed recent revelations that most of the traces of weapons-grade uranium were imported to Iran on equipment from Pakistan that it bought on the black market _ even though it said it was not possible to determine the origins of other traces enriched to less than weapons grade.

That finding hurts U.S. arguments that the traces were likely the result of enrichment done in Iran, as part of a secret program to make nuclear weapons

[stepnw1f]

1. Bush Does Too

As in gas bag.

[lala_rawraw]

2. One moment, this is a paper reporting on the IAEA report?

Because this is not adding up given what we know of the wmd abilities or lack there of in Iran. So much so, that we have yet another Iran Contra brewing, where we are trying to fucking do the same god damn thing:

google "Ledeen"

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. Who gives a F*ck??

Iran will do what they think is in their best interest.


the sky is falling...

[daleo]

4. This is the important part

"That finding hurts U.S. arguments that the traces were likely the result of enrichment done in Iran, as part of a secret program to make nuclear weapons..."