ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat exaggerated
ElBaradei: Iranian nuclear threat hyped By JPOST.COM STAFF Oct 18, 2009Mohamed ElBaradei, outgoing chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, maintains that the danger posed by Iran’s nuclear program is being exaggerated, Continue reading
Complex web of Iran and nuclear problems
Untangling Iran’s Nuclear Web Carnegie Endowment Dmitri Trenin The Moscow Times, October 5, 2009 – “……………..Any strategy needs to proceed with a few basic truths about nuclear weapons and countries that seek them. Nations seeking to join the “nuclear weapons club” are in quest for security and status. In this sense, Iran is no different from India, Pakistan, China or France. Continue reading
Wind, dust, carry depleted uranium far and wide
Australia ‘uranium’ dust concerns
muzzylogic Oct 3, 2009 ‘Environmentalists have raised concerns that another giant dust storm blowing its way across eastern Australia may contain radioactive particles.
It is argued that sediment whipped up from Australia’s centre may be laced with material from a uranium mine.
Scientists have played down concerns, saying there is little to worry about.’ Full story here
Well, now this is interesting. The argument against the spread is the fact that uranium ore dust is going to be too dense to be carried by the wind. However, if that turns out not to be the case then it will have serious implications for the clap trap nonsense the US military likes to spout as regard the use of depleted uranium munitions.
Clap trap because whether or not the dust from the mine tailings is too dense, the dust from DU is much finer grain and was deposited much closer to inhabited areas to start with. Of course, reports of the presence of abnormally high levels of uranium in the urine of people in Iraq and Afghanistan is a total coincidence to start with…
If uranium is found in the Australian dust, then the military argument will have no credibility at all.
Australia ‘uranium’ dust concerns – MPACUK :: Muslim Discussion Forum
“atoms for peace” – nuke industry leading to war
The “peaceful” atom leading to war with Iran
Beyond Nuclear 2 Oct 09 The discovery of a second uranium enrichment facility in Qum, Iran prompted the government of Saudi Arabia to open its air space for potential Israeli air attacks on a growing number of nuclear infrastructure targets in Iran. Continue reading
Iran allows inspectors, but says no country should have nuke weapons
Iran Agrees to Nuclear Plant Inspections, Enrichment
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) Ladane Nasseri and Gregory Viscusi–– Iran agreed to allow international inspectors to visit its new nuclear fuel plant within the next two weeks and will meet with negotiators for the U.S. and other leading United Nations powers later this month, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said. Continue reading
Complexity of the Iranian nuclear problem
A bird’s-eye view of the Iranian nuclear problem AJC September 30, 2009, by Jay Bookman “………………Long term, the best hope for stopping Iran short of a nuclear weapon would be a change of government in Tehran. Continue reading
Uranium harm in Afghanistan and Iraq ket secret
‘Hush’ over Afghan mission must end
Rainbow Warrior September 20, 2009 Liberal Senator Colin Kenny says politicians are too afraid of offending soldiers and their families by questioning Canada’s role in Afghanistan, but it’s important to have an honest debate about the mission…… Continue reading
Egypt’s Nuclear program doubts, especially cost
21 Sep 2009Egypt’s Nuclear Imbroglio
Egypt is struggling to get its nuclear energy program off the ground, three years after officially announcing the revival of its moribund civil reactor program, Dr Dominic Moran writes for ISN Security Watch.
ISN By Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN Security Watch 21 Sep 2009
The revived Egyptian civil nuclear program could be heading into choppy waters, Continue reading
A nuclear Iran is likely to be attacked by Israel
TIMESONLINE September 16, 2009
Israel will attack a nuclear Iran, International Institute for Strategic Studies says Bronwen Maddox: CommentaryIf Iran gets nuclear weapons, Israel will make a military attack on it. Continue reading
The secret scandal of depleted uranium
The Betrayal » The Biggest Con: Democrats & Republicans Work Together To Destroy America
oilforimmigration 6 Sept 09
Depleted uranium weapons were first given by the US to Israel for use under US supervision in the 1973 Sinai war against the Arabs. Since then the US has tested, manufactured, and sold depleted uranium weapons systems to 29 countries. Continue reading
nuclear site argument in Egypt
A nuclear falling out
El Abram 5 sept 09
Parliamentarians and nuclear power scientists appeal to President Hosni Mubarak to prevent businessmen from interfering in the choice of sites for nuclear power plants, Gamal Essam El-Din reports Continue reading
Poltical mess in Iran is slowing nuclear program
Nuclear drive a casualty of Iran’s turmoil
Experts say Tehran is unlikely to speed up its program, giving the U.S. and its allies more time to work with.
Los Angeles Times, Special correspondent Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran contributed to this report. 29 August 09
Reporting from Beirut – Iran’s political crisis could prevent the nation from making any swift move to ratchet up its nuclear program, said analysts and officials, giving President Obama and Western allies more time to grapple with the issue.The chaos over the disputed reelection of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings into question who calls the shots in Tehran, and what any deal with the Islamic Republic involving its nuclear program would look like.
The Obama administration, concerned that Tehran is seeking to amass the materials needed to manufacture nuclear weapons, set an informal deadline of September for Iran to respond positively to an offer to discuss the matter rather than risk new economic sanctions……………………..
For now, most Iran watchers agree that Tehran will not only be unable to respond positively to the Obama administration’s offer of talks, but also is in too much political disarray to make the major decisions necessary to build a nuclear weapon. Such steps would include further enriching its uranium supply to weapons grade, or constructing controversial new facilities for speeding up the process.“The nuclear dossier has been stalled and is in a stagnant position, with no back or forth moves,” said Ahmad Shirzad, an Iranian nuclear scientist and political analyst. “The recent events in Iran put all important decision-making in limbo. The postelection events have not completely unfolded, and Mr. Ahmadinejad has not come to a conclusion what to do.”
Iran’s nuclear program continuing
Iran is continuing nuclear activity, says United Nations watchdog• Country ‘fails to co-operate with energy inspectors’• West may target foreign petroleum supplies
Guardian. uk by Julian Borger 28 August 09The UN’s nuclear watchdog reported today that Iran was continuing its uranium enrichment programme in defiance of UN security council resolutions, setting the stage for possible oil and gas sanctions by the west. Continue reading
Radioactive wreckage, landmines blight Iraq
Radioactive wreckage, landmines blight Iraq
Herald Sun By Aubrey Belford in BaghdadAugust 24, 2009
RADIOACTIVE wreckage and tens of millions of landmines still blight Iraq after decades of war and the deadly violence that engulfed the nation after the 2003 invasion, the environment minister says.Narmin Othman Hasan said a lack of funding and Iraq’s fragile security situation was hampering efforts to clean up contaminated sites across the country.She said that only a fraction of tanks and other wartime vehicles contaminated with depleted uranium have been successfully treated and disposed of by the Iraqi authorities.”We have only found 80 per cent (of the contaminated sites)… because of the (lack of) security there are still some areas we can’t reach,” she estimated.The twin menaces are the legacy of decades of conflict: the 1980-1988 war with neighbouring Iran, the 1991 Gulf war that followed Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and its bloody aftermath.
……………Depleted uranium, a radioactive metal present in armour piercing bullets used by US-led forces during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion, and which is twice as dense as lead, has been blamed for health problems from cancer to birth defects, but much research remains inconclusive.
“All radiation is dangerous – but how much depleted uranium radiation is affecting health, that is still under study,” Ms Hasan said, a
Iran’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs
Iran’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs Remain Shrouded in Secrecy
— Iran has committed numerous violations of its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards obligations.
Centre for Arms Control and Nuclear Non-Proliferation 17 August 09
— IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei noted in a June 2008 interview that the Iranians “continue to insist that they are interested solely in using nuclear power for civilian purposes. We have yet to find a smoking gun that would prove them wrong. Continue reading
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