Saturday, September 27, 2008

Iran On Way To Atomic Bomb Capability: ElBaradei

Inside Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant

From ABC News:

IAEA Chief Says Iran Is On Way To Mastering Technology To Create Atomic Bombs

Iran is on its way to mastering technology that would enable it to build atomic bombs, if it so chose, International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei said in remarks published on Friday.

Iran says its uranium-enrichment program is only for civilian purposes -- electricity generation -- but is under IAEA investigation and U.N. sanctions over past undeclared activity and failure to prove its intentions are wholly peaceful.

ElBaradei said having nuclear arms unfortunately still symbolized prestige and power, tempting nations with security worries to at least develop the potential for a bomb through the "dual use" enrichment process.

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My Comment: The IAEA should return their Nobel Prize as a symbol of their failure to prevent nuclear proliferation.

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