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Iran: Space rocket launched as 5,000 new centrifuges announced
(AKI) - Iran on Wednesday test-fired a rocket into space on Wednesday. Iran fired the 'Kavosh-2' (Explorer-2), which parachuted back to earth 40 minutes after launching. The test was conducted within the framework of Iran's 20-year outlook plan and Iran's strategic space plan, said Iran's Mehr news agency.Before the launching of the rocket, Iran announced that it had more than 5,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges running. "At present, we have more than 5,000 centrifuges operating," said Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, quoted by official Iranian news agency Irna. Aghazadeh spoke on the sidelines of his tour of the Exclusive Exhibition on Nuclear Industry Achievements. UN officials have previously said that it would take 1,700 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium for Tehran to be able to enrich the uranium further for use in an atom bomb. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has stockpiled 630 kilogrammes of low-enriched uranium.
Posted by: Fred 2008-11-27 |
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