Iran gonna hab a nuke

**mandingomeatsteak** · 03-01-2009, 01:22 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Iran has stockpiled enough nuclear fuel to make a bomb, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said on Sunday.

"We think they do, quite frankly," Mullen said on CNN's "State of the Union" program when asked whether Iran has enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon.

"And Iran having nuclear weapons, I've believed for a long time, is a very very bad outcome -- for the region and for the world," Mullen said.

A watchdog report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency two weeks ago said Iran had built up a stockpile of nuclear fuel, raising alarm among Western governments that Tehran might have understated by one third how much uranium it has enriched.

The United States suspects Iran of trying to use its nuclear program to build an atomic bomb, but Tehran insists it is purely for the peaceful generation of electricity. Enriched uranium can be used to make nuclear weapons.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, which favors diplomatic engagement with Tehran to defuse the dispute over its nuclear intentions, called Iran's nuclear program an "urgent problem" the international community must address.

The IAEA report showed a significant increase in Iran's reported stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) since November to 1,010 kg -- enough, some physicists say, for possible conversion into high-enriched uranium for one bomb.

The IAEA later said Iran was cooperating well with U.N. nuclear inspectors to help ensure it does not again understate the amount of uranium it has enriched, suggesting the uranium accounting shortfall might not have been deliberate evasion.

(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

**AJF** · 03-01-2009, 02:27 PM

Easy solution. Just nuke them. Sand niggers.

**el_jefe** · 03-01-2009, 02:28 PM

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The IAEA report showed a significant increase in Iran's reported stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) since November to 1,010 kg -- enough, some physicists say, for possible conversion into high-enriched uranium for one bomb.

It's at 4%. It need to be at 90%. It would take more equipment than Iran has at the moment, and about a decade of solid work, in order to enrich the uranium they have to make it weapons grade. There are neighborhoods in Colorado that have more uranium in that state underneath them.

**el_jefe** · 03-01-2009, 02:34 PM

Ah, here it is. Read this. Physics > media hype

WhirledView: Whoo-Hoo! Atoms of Fissionable Material Everywhere! - Updated 2/22/09

**Evil_Merlin** · 03-01-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by el_jefe

It's at 4%. It need to be at 90%. It would take more equipment than Iran has at the moment, and about a decade of solid work, in order to enrich the uranium they have to make it weapons grade. There are neighborhoods in Colorado that have more uranium in that state underneath them.

Even if it as 4% today's level of nuclear technologies can make a low yeild from it. This was a concern as far back as the 40's when the bombs first started being built. At 4% though there needs to be quite a bit of uranium vs the 14-22 kg expected to produce a Hiroshima level device.

**el_jefe** · 03-01-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil_Merlin

Even if it as 4% today's level of nuclear technologies can make a low yeild from it. This was a concern as far back as the 40's when the bombs first started being built. At 4% though there needs to be quite a bit of uranium vs the 14-22 kg expected to produce a Hiroshima level device.

Yeah, we could do something with it. Iran doesn't have the tech, or enough fissionable material too do anything at 4%. Honestly, the best they could do with that is make a dirty bomb. And they still don't have any kind of a delivery system. It's also exactly what they need for power plant tech.

03-01-2009, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
mandingomeatsteak SOT Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pomona, CA Posts: 4,830	Iran gonna hab a nuke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Iran has stockpiled enough nuclear fuel to make a bomb, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said on Sunday. "We think they do, quite frankly," Mullen said on CNN's "State of the Union" program when asked whether Iran has enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon. "And Iran having nuclear weapons, I've believed for a long time, is a very very bad outcome -- for the region and for the world," Mullen said. A watchdog report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency two weeks ago said Iran had built up a stockpile of nuclear fuel, raising alarm among Western governments that Tehran might have understated by one third how much uranium it has enriched. The United States suspects Iran of trying to use its nuclear program to build an atomic bomb, but Tehran insists it is purely for the peaceful generation of electricity. Enriched uranium can be used to make nuclear weapons. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, which favors diplomatic engagement with Tehran to defuse the dispute over its nuclear intentions, called Iran's nuclear program an "urgent problem" the international community must address. The IAEA report showed a significant increase in Iran's reported stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) since November to 1,010 kg -- enough, some physicists say, for possible conversion into high-enriched uranium for one bomb. The IAEA later said Iran was cooperating well with U.N. nuclear inspectors to help ensure it does not again understate the amount of uranium it has enriched, suggesting the uranium accounting shortfall might not have been deliberate evasion. (Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

03-01-2009, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
AJF SOT Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 666 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 66^th	Easy solution. Just nuke them. Sand niggers. __________________ SOT- Where they don't like people who crash Mitsubishi Eclipse's into cement walls.

03-01-2009, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
el_jefe SOT Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: BFE Arizona Posts: 18,686	Ah, here it is. Read this. Physics > media hype WhirledView: Whoo-Hoo! Atoms of Fissionable Material Everywhere! - Updated 2/22/09 __________________ SOT-No homo

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