Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Iran's Nuclear Program Raises Calls For Sanctions



Analysis: Iranian Plan Will Put Nation A Step Closer To Having Material For Bomb -- Washington Post

Iran's formal notification Monday to a United Nations nuclear watchdog that it will begin producing higher-grade enriched uranium marks a new and potentially dangerous turn in Tehran's confrontation with the West over its nuclear ambitions.

Iran couched its announcement in terms of a pressing need for fuel at a 41-year-old, U.S.-built research reactor that produces medical isotopes for an estimated 850,000 kidney, heart and cancer patients. But in reality it means that Iran will be a significant step closer to possessing the raw material needed to build a nuclear bomb.

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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program

Defiant Iran Accelerates Nuclear Program -- Time Magazine
Iran begins enriching higher-grade uranium, says state TV -- The Guardian
Iran Starts Higher Uranium Enrichment -- Voice of America
Iran Plans to Build 10 More Nuclear Plants -- Los Angeles Times
Iran faces new sanctions within weeks over uranium programme -- The Telegraph
U.S. Wants Sanctions In Weeks as Iran Ups Enrichment -- New York Times/Reuters
Iranian Atomic Plans Bring New Calls for Sanctions -- Voice of America
Iran Faces New Sanctions -- Daily Telegraph
Iranians Prepare for Risky Clashes -- Wall Street Journal
Iran Nuclear Plans Start New Calls for Sanctions -- New York Times
New Iran sanctions move likely 'within weeks': Gates -- AFP
Gates Hopes Iran Sanctions Will Avoid Military Action -- Voice of America
Steady, plausible response to Iran is needed — but we’ve seen neither -- Bronwen Maddox, Times Online
Iran’s Two-Edged Bomb -- Adam B. Lowther, New York Times

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