Iran could revive atom bomb bid due curbs on IAEA: U.S.

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Iran could revive atom bomb bid due curbs on IAEA: U.S.
Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:39pm EST

By Mark Heinrich

VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday
that what U.S. intelligence found to be a secret
Iranian nuclear arms program halted in 2003 could
easily be revived because of later curbs on U.N.
inspections in the country.

The U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy
Agency challenged suggestions that the U.S. intelligence
finding disclosed on December 3 reduced the urgency of
reining in Iran via IAEA investigations, U.N. sanctions
and steely diplomacy.

Tehran says it has never sought nuclear energy for
anything but electricity. But it has a history of dodging
IAEA scrutiny and is trying to stockpile enriched uranium
in defiance of U.N. resolutions demanding a halt.

U.S. envoy Gregory Schulte said Washington's National
Intelligence Estimate (NIE) contained "new evidence"
of a concerted, clandestine atom bomb project in Iran
and there was no reason to relax even if it was shelved
four years ago.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2128237120071221

[acmavm]

1. We all KNEW this was coming.

[SpikeTss]

3. Baseless accusations coming from a nation that doesn't follow the NP treaty

If George Orwell would be alive, he'd written at least three books about the fascists currently occupying the White House.

[acmavm]

6. Yep, we gotta kill us lots and lots of Iranians because they might get

the KNOWLEDGE.

[MilesColtrane]

2. WAAAAAAAAAHH!!!

I WANT MY WAR UNCLE DICK!!!

[HuffleClaw]

4. nice try

i doubt the IAEA or any other international body takes them seriously anymore

[IntravenousDemilo]

5. Well, if the United States wants to give up ITS nuclear program,

and if all the other countries with nukes do the same, I'm sure Iran will be more than happy to comply. It's almost as if some countries think they're somehow better, and that they can have nukes while others can't. Exceptionalism rears its ugly head again.

[Phx_Dem]

11. You really don't see a difference

between the US or Israel having nukes vs. Pakistan or Iran?

[bemildred]

12. Nope. No difference. None of them should have nukes. nt

[Phx_Dem]

17. I would like to see a world without nukes as well

but since they exist, shouldn't we try to prevent others from acquiring nuclear technology? I don't see how nuclear proliferation makes any nation safer at this point.

[bemildred]

21. If you want others to stop trying to aquire nukes,

you gotta put getting rid of your own on the table, in public, and you gotta keep your word about it. That is what I do not see.

[whathappened]

13. who are the one's

that have already used the bomb on japan

[SpikeTss]

14. Some historical facts

You really don't see a difference between the US or Israel having nukes vs. Iran?

There's a big difference! Compare, for example, how many wars of aggression the Iranians have started during the last 200 years and compare it with the wars of aggression the US military was conducting during that period. On one side of the equation there's a big fat zero. For the other nation thing's don't look so uplifting ...

[IntravenousDemilo]

15. Well, actually I'd rather that nobody did. n/m

[Phx_Dem]

18. Ditto

but how do we make that happen?

[IntravenousDemilo]

20. One country at a time. It will take a number of unilateral measures on good faith. n/m

[Megahurtz]

7. In Other News

"The U.S. says we have Atom bombs! So does Israel! Several for THAT matter but that's okay because it's okay for us to have them because everyone loves us and we are no threat to anyone!"

:sarcasm:

:eyes:

[Gman]

8. They will say friggin' anything

they will not give it up.

[focusfan]

9. i guess it's killing Bush that he can't go to war

with Iran because he has so much to gain

[rockybelt]

10. Congress

Impeach these bastards NOW!!!! You know they're going to start another war if you don't. Get off your spineless asses and IMPEACH>

[sarcasmo]

16. Pigs could fly.

[dailykoff]

19. Gee I wonder why they'd think they need one?

It's not like anybody's threatening them or anything.


:heavy sarcasm: