Screen capture of the last launch of an Iranian missile, October 10, 2015. (YouTube/PressTV News Videos)
David Axe, Daily Beast: FBI Busts American CEO For Allegedly Shipping Rocket Powder To Iran
CEO busted for illegally exporting cobalt-nickel powder, which is used in jet engines—and nuclear-tipped rockets.
The FBI has arrested the American head of a metallurgy company on charges of illegally exporting to Iran a half-ton of special powder that could, in theory, be used in the production of nuclear-tipped rockets.
On March 1, agents nabbed 44-year-old Erdal Kuyumcu of Woodside, New York—the CEO of Global Metallurgy, a self-described “provider of specialty metal products, services and supply chain solutions” that lists phone numbers in New York City and Turkey.
That Iranian government agencies or companies were allegedly trying to get their hands on cobalt-nickel powder might seem to indicate that Tehran, despite having agreed to suspend its nuclear program, is still trying to develop ballistic missiles optimized for carrying an atomic warhead.
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WNU Editor: I do not share David Axe's opinion that maybe there are rogue elements in Iran pursuing a nuclear and/or missile program unbeknownst to the leaders in Iran. The Iranian leadership keep a very tight lid on everything .... especially when it comes to their weapons program .... and no one does anything unless it is cleared from the top.
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