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| Mad Mullah's Hex Plant in Isfahan almost on line |
| 2004-10-28 |
| From Geostrategy-Direct, requires subscription. Iran's nearly completed facility in Isfahan is regarded as vital for the production of nuclear weapons. Which puts it on the target list. A senior Iranian official said Teheran was nearing completion of the uranium conversion facility. The facility is designed to convert uranium ore, or yellowcake, into uranium hexafluoride, a key component in the process of enriching uranium to produce nuclear weapons. This plant will concentrate the U235 that is needed for fissile material for "Little Boy" type nukes "Currently, the Isfahan uranium conversion facility is 70 percent operational," Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Deputy Director Mohammad Ghanadi said. "I can say that 21 out of the 24 workshops in this facility have become operational." Ghanadi's assertion, broadcast by Iranian television on Oct. 24, was the first disclosure of Teheran's progress in completing the nuclear fuel cycle. The MMs are playing a big game of chicken. They are madder than a bunch of shit house rats and are betting on the whimpiness of the EU, IAEA, and candidate Kerry. They are raising the stakes on GWB and Israel. If the enrichment continues, then proxies will have nukes. The UCF plant was designed to produce uranium hexafluoride, placed into gas centrifuges for the manufacture of enriched uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency has called for Iran to suspend its nuclear fuel cycle activities by the next meeting of the agency's board of governors in late November. So far, Iran has refused. They have thumbed their noses at the IAEA, because they know that the IAEA has no teeth. Also, they can draw out "negotiations" while they busy themselves with their nuke production hardware. Instead, Teheran said it intended to use the Isfahan plant to convert 37 tons of uranium ore into uranium hexafluoride, sufficient to produce five nuclear bombs. Last month, the IAEA determined that the uranium conversion facility at Isfahan was operating on an experimental basis. Now, that took some real heavy research and brainpower. Iran has announced plans to become independent in every phase of the nuclear fuel cycle. In a speech to Iranian workers at the Isfahan facility, Ghanadi said Iran was preparing to launch operations of its first uranium mine. That's the real kicker. They won't be denied the raw materials. They've got it in-house. Toppling the MMs is becoming the only option. Ghanadi said the mine, located in the central Iranian town of Saghand, would become operational by March 2005. Teheran would also search for uranium in other areas of the country believed to contain the ore. So there you have it folks. Who do you want to be your captain in these dangerous waters, Bush or Kerry? Look at your children and vote next Tuesday, if you haven't already. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #4 Agree with Tom. We can go the |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-28 2:31:37 PM |
| #3 Mebbe Powell is offering a cover for plausible denial later... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-10-28 2:29:24 PM |
| #2 Good cop/bad cop. That's his job. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-28 2:28:39 PM |
| #1 In related news, Powell Cautions Israel on Iran Action . My question, is he serious, or playing good cop/bad cop again? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-10-28 2:17:55 PM |