Wikileaks reveals a different view on Ahmadinejad and nuclear policy
Despite the opposition from all sides, Ahmadinajed, we have learned, continued to tout the nuclear deal as a positive and necessary step for Iran. In February 2010, he reiterated his support for the Geneva agreement saying, “If we allow them to take [Iran’s enriched uranium for processing], there is no problem.”
Do We Have Ahmadinejad All Wrong? – Reza Aslan – International – The Atlantic, 14 Jan 2011, ……….In October 2009, Ahamdinejad’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, worked out a compromise with world power representatives in Geneva on Iran’s controversial nuclear program. But the deal, in which Iran agreed to ship nearly its entire stockpile of low enriched uranium to Russia and France for processing, collapsed when it failed to garner enough support in Iran’s parliament, the Majles. Continue reading
Nuclear weapon for Iran in doubt: its nuke program slows
U.S. agencies believe Iran’s nuclear efforts have slowed By Mark Hosenball Jan 12, 2011 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iranian leaders have not yet decided to build a nuclear bomb, and some officials say recent problems affecting Tehran’s nuclear equipment and personnel have set back Iran’s nuclear program by two years or more. Continue reading
Iran claiming an Israeli assassination plot to kill Iranian nuclear scientists
Iran’s Spy Chief Denounces Alleged Israeli Plot Against Nuclear Scientists |, VOA, Edward Yeranian, 11 Jan 2011, Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Heydar Moslehi, says there is a vast assassination plot behind the attacks on Iranian nuclear physicists last year.The intelligence minister claims the alleged suspects in the killings are connected with Israel’s Mossad spy agency. Heydar Moslehi warned any countries providing support to Israel represent a threat to the region……Physicist Masoud ali-Mohammadi was killed one year ago, followed by the death of nuclear physicist Majid Shahriari in November……VOA | Iran’s Spy Chief Denounces Alleged Israeli Plot Against Nuclear Scientists | News | English
Arrest of alleged Israeli spy in Iran
Iran says it has arrested spy ring linked to Israel By Reza Derakhshi TEHRAN | Mon Jan 10, 2011 TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has arrested a “network of spies” linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service which it blames for the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist in 2010, Iran’s state television reported on Monday. Continue reading
Attack on Iran’s nukes would be counter-productive, says Israel
Although a nuclear Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, at this time a military attack on its nuclear facilities would be counterproductive and would exact an enormous diplomatic, economic and military price.
No military strike at Iran as Pardo takes Mossad baton, Jerusalem Post, By HERB KEINON 01/07/2011 “,,,,,Meir Dagan formally took leave of the Mossad on Thursday, passing the reins to Tamir Pardo, with Israel facing a strategic situation vastly different from when he was appointed in August 2002……. Continue reading
Iran invites various States, but not USA, to visit its nuclear plants
Iran Invitation for Tour of Nuclear Sites Snubs U.S. – NYTimes.comBy MARK LANDLER: January 3, 2011 WASHINGTON — Iran has invited Russia, China and several European Union members to visit its nuclear facilities this month, but pointedly snubbed the United States, European diplomats said on Monday.The invitation — which seemed calculated to divide the alliance of nations opposed to Iran’s nuclear ambitions before the next round of negotiations over the program — was swiftly dismissed by the United States……..Iran Invitation for Tour of Nuclear Sites Snubs U.S. – NYTimes.com
Iraq cancers and birth defects from depleted uranium weapons
A July joint study by the Environmental Health and Science Ministry in Iraq also found that there are communities near the cities of Najaf, Basra and Fallujah with increased rates of cancer and birth defects since 2004………. The United States and Britain used up to 2,000 tons of this type of ammunition during the Iraq war.
Fallujah cancer spike linked to U.S. raid, Tehran Times, 2 Jan 2011, A new study concludes that the high rate of birth defects and cancer diagnoses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah is caused by weapons used by U.S. and UK forces six years ago. Continue reading
Iran’s nuclear program- Stuxnet sabotage by Mossad, UK, USA
‘Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’, Jerusalem Post, 30 Dec 10, US and UK intelligence forces are cooperating with Mossad to sabotage Teheran’s nuclear program in exchange for Israel agreeing not to launch a military strike on Iran, reported the French weekly Le Canard Enchaine on Thursday, quoting French intelligence sources.According to the sources, acts of sabotage carried out in the past year in Iran were conducted by Israel with the assistance of the CIA and MI6. Among the sabotage acts, according to the report, was the introduction of the Stuxnet computer virus into 30,000 computers in Iran’s nuclear reactors. ‘Mossad, UK, US teamed up to sabotage Iran nuclear program’
Iran in fact nowhere near acquiring nuclear weapon
An Israeli minister estimates that Iran is three years away from developing a nuclear weapon, a more long-term estimate than recent Israeli claims that an Iranian bomb was imminent.
Iran nuclear program delayed, says Israeli minister, CSMonitor.com, 31 Dec 10, Contrasting with recent Israeli claims that the Iran nuclear threat was imminent, a top minister says that setbacks have put Iran three years away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Continue reading
Israel was ready in 1980 to use nuclear bomb
UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb, Former Ambassador Robinson told Foreign Office ‘if Israelis are to be destroyed, they will go down fighting this time’, Reuters 12.30.10, Israel News A British ambassador to Israel warned as early as 1980 that Israel would detonate a nuclear bomb in case of a new war with the Arabs, according to previously secret state documents released on Thursday. “If they (Israelis) are to be destroyed, they will go down fighting this time. They will be ready to use their atomic weapon,” ambassador John Robinson wrote in a cable to the Foreign Office on May 4, 1980.
Israel has never confirmed or denied having atom bombs under a policy of ambiguity to deter numerically superior foes. UK cable in 1980 said Israel ready to use bomb – Israel News, Ynetnews
1,000 of Iran’s uranium plant centrifuges knocked out by Stuxnet worm?
Wikileaks reveals bombing of Syrian nuclear reactor by Israel
Israel bombed Syria nuclear reactor: cable – IOL, 28 Dec 10, Israel destroyed a secret Syrian nuclear reactor in September 2007, according to a US diplomatic cable cited Friday in the Israeli Yediot Ahronoth daily.The cable, which the Israeli paper said it had obtained ahead of its publication by WikiLeaks, was written on April 25, 2008, by then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and stated that “on September 6 2007, Israel destroyed the nuclear reactor built by Syria secretly, apparently with North Korea’s help.”Yediot said the cable provided the first official confirmation of the attack…..Israel bombed Syria nuclear reactor: cable – World – IOL | Breaking News | South Africa News | World News | Sport | Business | Entertainment | IOL.co.za
Concern in Kuwait over nuclear energy spread
“We can easily set up nuclear energy with the French company, there is no question about that, but the question is will our children still play in in safer surroundings the next 50 years? That is our concern,”
Expert advises against entry to nuclear club » Kuwait Times , : December 28, 2010 By Ben Garcia, KUWAIT: Kuwait should not embark on constructing a nuclear energy plant but is highly recommended that it try safer options like the development of wind and solar energies, Continue reading
Let us rejoice in the noble Stuxnet anti nuclear computer virus
The virus was set off against the Iranian nuclear threat mostly to ensure Israel’s safety and survival – but also that of all the other countries in the region
My New Friend is a Virus: Stuxnet, Philadelphia Jewish Voice,– by Annette H. Sabbah, 26 Dec 10, No, no, no… not the kind that makes us humans sick. This one is neither airborne nor contagious. Nor is it contingent on human proximity to insure high volume spreading capacity. This is one neither you nor I should fear – but rather rejoice in. Continue reading
Explaining uranium enrichment
What is uranium enrichment?, Factbox, by David Cutler, 27 Dec 10, “…….WHAT IS ENRICHMENT:-– Enrichment is a process of increasing the proportion of fissile isotope found in uranium ore (represented by the symbol ‘U’) to make it usable as nuclear fuel or the compressed, explosive core of nuclear weapons.
* WHY URANIUM MUST BE ENRICHED: Continue reading
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