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Robert Fox: The nuclear issue hasn’t gone away | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

The nuclear issue hasn’t gone awayAnd the IAEA’s latest report on Iran has some harsh words for the regime. With Bush mindful of his legacy, this phoney war could soon turn real
The Guardian Robert Fox September 16 2008 “………………….the latest report from the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) shows the problem hasn’t gone away. The shorter the IAEA’s reports, the tougher they get………………………………..The IAEA says Iran has improved greatly in devising techniques for enriching nuclear fuels. It now is running 3,800 centrifuges, adding to the total by several hundred a month. The report claims that it has already achieved one third of the fissile material it would require for a nuclear weapon. But that weapon could be ready by the end of next year………………..Iran could now become the dominant crisis in the closing weeks of the Bush presidency…………………….All eyes will be on Israel, where the debate about taking pre-emptive action against Iran has been running all summer……………………….George Bush may see Iran as the ultimate test of his pre-emptive security strategy, the so-called “Bush doctrine”

Robert Fox: The nuclear issue hasn’t gone away | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

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September 17, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear