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Iran will abandon nuclear fuel swap if new sanctions go ahead

Iran threatens to nix fuel swap if nuclear sanctions pursued, PoliJAM TIMES, by Haaretz, 23 May, 2010, Iran’s parliament speaker earlier Sunday repeated threats that Iran would abandon a nuclear fuel swap plan brokered by Brazil and Turkey if the United States imposes new sanctions on the Islamic state.The five permanent members of the UN Security Council agreed a draft of new sanctions last week after months of pressure from the United States to punish Iran for nuclear activities that Washington says are aimed at making a bomb…. Iran threatens to nix fuel swap if nuclear sanctions pursued

May 26, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

Double standards in Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons

Israel’s tacit defence, pursued on its behalf by its allies, has been that it – unlike Iran – is a ‘responsible’ nuclear power. Yet here you have Shimon Peres talking nukes with a nutcase white supremacist government..

A responsible nuclear power? by Julian Borger 24 May 2010 guardian.uk The revelations of Israel’s nuclear flirtation with South Africa will add weight to claims of double standards Continue reading →

May 25, 2010 Posted by | Israel, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , | Leave a comment

High cancer rates in Iraq believed due to depleted uranium

..“2,000 new cancer cases are reported in Basra annually. Our patients come from Basra, An-Nasiriyah, Amara and other provinces,” Doctor Jivad Ali, an oncologist, said…..

Battlefields contaminated with depleted uranium bred cancer,  RT Top Stories   23 May, 2010, Depleted uranium has been used for nearly 20 years as sub-ammunition of artillery shells in international conflicts like the two Iraq Wars and the NATO conflict with Serbia, but the long-term effects of it are unknown.
In Iraq, many doctors believe that the radiation leaked from old weapons used by foreign forces in 1991 and 2003 are continuing to have a deadly impact. Continue reading →

May 24, 2010 Posted by | health, Iraq | , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Documentary evidence of Israel’s nuclear weapons

ISRAEL OFFERED TO SELL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO SOUTH AFRICA – FIRST HARD EVIDENCE ISRAEL HAS THE BOMB, San Francisco Sentinel, 23 May 2010, By Chris McGreal The London Guardian Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possession of nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

May 24, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel’s Armageddon Scenario – Nuclear Terrorism

The Armageddon Scenario, CBN News, Chris Mitchell, 24 May 2010, Just today, the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies – BESA – published a new report called “The Armageddon Scenario: Israel and the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism.”…. The author of the report is Chuck Freilich, Israel’s former deputy national security advisor. Freilich focuses on the threat of nuclear terrorism and advises that Israel adopt an “… uncompromising deterrent policy such as the ‘retaliate first, no questions asked’ approach ….”You can read the report at www.besacenter.org

The Armageddon Scenario

May 24, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , , | Leave a comment

Iran planning new uranium enrichment facility

Iran to begin construction of new enrichment plant Tehran Times  20 May,2010, TEHRAN — Iran plans to begin construction of a new uranium enrichment facility by late March 2011, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday.“This year (1389), after the preliminary stages are conducted, (we) will begin the construction of one of these plants,” Salehi told reporters when asked if any decisions have been made about the locations of the planned plants.Iranian calendar year 1389 began on March 21, 2010 and ends on March 20, 2011.In 2009, the Iranian government approved plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants………..
Salehi also said that the Bushehr nuclear power plant is going through its final tests and will come on stream this summer. ….
Asked if the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, would be having a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Salehi said both sides have expressed their interest in holding talks and they will probably meet in Turkey. …tehran times : Iran to begin construction of new enrichment plant

May 20, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics | , , , , , | Leave a comment

International Atomic Energy Agency wants written proof of Iran – Turkey uranium deal

IAEA demands written confirmation of Iran uranium swap deal Israel News, Ynetnews: 05.18.10, The International Atomic Energy Agency called on Iran to submit a written confirmation of its uranium exchange agreement with Brazil and Turkey. “We’ve received the joint statement issued by all three countries, and we are interested in receiving a written confirmation saying Iran agrees to the terms of the agreement,” a spokesman for the IAEA said. (AFP) Print Print Send to friend Send to friend

IAEA demands written confirmation of Iran uranium swap deal – Israel News, Ynetnews

May 18, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Iran-Turkey enriched uranium deal a problem for Obama

The agreement negotiated by Brazilian and Turkish leaders would have Iran send 1,200 kg of its low enriched uranium stockpile to Turkey, and in turn receive 120 kg of higher enriched uranium for Iranian nuclear medical use within a year.

President Obama’s nuclear headache By  Laura Rozen – POLITICO.com | 5/17/10 The Obama administration isn’t publicly celebrating a nuclear fuel swap deal announced Monday in Tehran by the leaders of Iran, Turkey and Brazil. Continue reading →

May 18, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel claims that USA supports its silence on its nuclear weapons

Israel to keep nuclear ‘ambiguity’, Google hosted news, (AFP) – 12 May 2010, JERUSALEM — Israel will keep up its longstanding policy of deliberate ambiguity over its nuclear programme, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday, adding that US support for the position remains unchanged. Continue reading →

May 12, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , | Leave a comment

Russia to help Syria develop nuclear technology

Russia hints at Syrian nuclear plant aid,  Scotsman.com News, 12 May 2010, RUSSIA may help build a nuclear power plant in Syria, president Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday, a step that could upset the West due to unresolved allegations Damascus tried to construct a potential nuclear weapons facility in secret.In 2007, Israel destroyed what Washington said was a nascent nuclear reactor in Syria and a UN investigation to determine what the target was has stalled due to a lack of co-operation from Syria.On the first Russian state visit to Syria since 1917, Mr Medvedev said: “Co-operation on atomic energy could get a second wind.” Russia hints at Syrian nuclear plant aid – Scotsman.com News

May 12, 2010 Posted by | politics international, Syria | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Iran- progress towards nuclear weapons is delayed

“the nuclear clock is not ticking as quickly as some had feared.”

US official cites setbacks for Iran’s nuke program, Google hosted news, AP) – 12 May, 2010, WASHINGTON — Setbacks in Iran’s uranium enrichment program have significantly delayed its progress toward building a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama’s top nuclear adviser said Tuesday. Continue reading →

May 12, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , | Leave a comment

Time for Israel to come clean on its nuclear weapons

Former US President Jimmy Carter has said Israel has between 200 and 300 nuclear warheads.

‘Israel must stop nuclear tomfoolery’ PRESS TV, 11 May 2010 :A former worker at Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility says that Tel Aviv should abandon its policy of nuclear ambiguity and acknowledge what it is doing at the site. Continue reading →

May 11, 2010 Posted by | Israel, weapons and war | , , | Leave a comment

Boost for wind energy in Israel

Multimatrix Invests Millions In Israel’s Small Wind Market, Green Prophet by Maurice Picow on May 8, 2010 “…..now, according to an article published in Reuters, the idea of using wind energy is about to get a big boost in a deal involving an Israeli company Multimatrix, which is in the process of buying half of Mei Golan (a subsidiary of the Mei Eden water company), the company operating the wind turbines. Continue reading →

May 10, 2010 Posted by | Israel, renewable | , | Leave a comment

Iran would do nuclear fuel swap with Brazil

Iran Accepts Brazilian Mediation for Nuclear-fuel Deal, New American,

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Wednesday, 05 May 2010

The Voice of America reported on May 5 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has agreed “in principle” to accept Brazilian mediation in a United Nations-backed nuclear fuel swap deal. The UN deal calls for Iran to send its uranium to Russia for enrichment. Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by | Iran, politics international | , , , | Leave a comment

IAEA pressure on Israel to admit is nukes

UN watchdog wants Israel to join NPT, Palestine Note, 5 May 2010, IAEA seeks international input on persuading Israel to join treaty Washington – The UN’s nuclear watchdog is seeking international support in persuading Israel to join the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in a step that will likely put pressure on Israel to publicly confirm the existence of its unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. Continue reading →

May 6, 2010 Posted by | Israel, politics international | , , | Leave a comment

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