Saturday, October 26, 2013

Iran Wants To Build 34 New Nuclear Sites



Iran Announces 34 New Nuke Sites -- Washington Free Beacon

Working with Russia to boost nuclear program.

Iran plans to build many new nuclear plants with atomic reactors along its coastlines with the Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea, Iran’s top nuclear official announced on Thursday.

The announcement comes just a week after Western nuclear negotiators claimed that Iran was giving ground in talks aimed at ending Tehran’s contested enrichment program.

Iranian leaders, however, have remained defiant in the face of talks, announcing on Thursday that Tehran will build “enough atomic reactors to generate a total of 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 2020,” according to the country’s state-run Fars News Agency.

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My Comment: Even with this expansion of it's nuclear facilities .... US negotiators still want to postpone additional sanctions. Talk about sending the wrong message.

Update: Report: Iran close to having enough material for a nuclear device -- UPI

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