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2004-02-24

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Posted by Steve 2004-02-24 2:54:34 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The discovery of the fact that Iran had produced polonium is very significant. Polonium, along with another element (beryllium, I believe) serves as the neutron "sparkplug" that provides the initial neutrons to get the critical mass of plutonium going in a fission bomb during the initial implosion.

Back to intelligence. The IAEA deputy dawgs will not find the smoking gun (smoking hole?) in time. The evidence all points to nuclear weapons manufacture by Iran. Are they going to wait until it is too late?

Folks, we are approaching the critical time period for action. Iran is stalling. Thank goodness that Israel is getting their F-16I's. And I am sure we have a plan. Ready or not, it is getting near showtime.

Kandidate Kerry, any ~~profound~~ thoughts on the subject? What will you do vis a vis the Black Turbans, negotiate? Appease? I feel that the nightmare is not going to be a dream this time.

One final thought, what is the status of the Bushehr reactor? Is the project stalled? That is where the plutonium will come from. I'm sure that the U235 division is doing fine.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-2-24 3:09:48 PM|| 2004-2-24 3:09:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Why doesn't the IAEA use the Magic 8 Ball to answer some of these questions? I'd trust that before I'd trust them.

Posted by tu3031 2004-2-24 3:10:58 PM|| 2004-2-24 3:10:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Al Baradei(he is Egyptian, cant realy blame him corruption is as much a national sport as civil war is for the Afghanis) is a severely corrupt P.O.S.

Posted by Evert Visser 2004-2-24 5:40:34 PM|| [http://chinditz.blog-city.com/] 2004-2-24 5:40:34 PM|| Front Page Top

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