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Iran still wanting nuclear weapons while Israel has them?

Russian diplomacy cools Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but for how long? Russia Today 29 October, 2009, Iran says it is ready to accept a proposal for its nuclear program that demands Tehran send its low-enriched uranium to Russia for processing. Should the global community feel more at ease?……….. Russia, which has pushed for diplomacy over sanctions in dealing with Iran, has agreed to accept 75 percent of Iran’s estimated 1.5 tons of low-enriched uranium for processing into fuel rods, which cannot be used for the production of nuclear weapons……….. UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei has not released exact details of the agreement, but diplomats say it calls on Iran to hand over 1,200kg of the low-enriched uranium it has to Russia by the end of the year. The processed uranium will then be shipped to France where it will be converted into fuel plates……………

Ahmadinejad, while declaring his support for the plan on the one hand, continues saber rattling against Israel on the other hand.

The Iranian president commented on Tuesday during talks in Tehran with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that as long as Israel was in possession of nuclear weapons, Iran would not halt its nuclear program.

“When an illegal regime possesses nuclear weapons, the other countries’ rights for peaceful nuclear energy cannot be denied,” the Iranian news agency ISNR quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

Israel has never confirmed or denied that it has nuclear weapons…. http://www.russiatoday.com/Politics/2009-10-29/russian-diplomacy-irans-nuclear.html

October 30, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear weapons