Experts Weigh in on Obama’s Explanation of Iran’s Nuclear Facility

Washington Independent by Spencer Ackerman | Sep. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Flanked by the French president and the British premier, President Obama on Friday dramatically stated that the “size and configuration” of a previously undisclosed Iranian nuclear facility near the clerical city of Qom make it “inconsistent with a peaceful program.” Several independent experts believe the facility is most likely being constructed to support a nuclear weapons program, especially as Iran’s concealment of it comes after years of ... Full Story »

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by Patricia L'Herrou - Sep. 29, 2009

there's explicit information here, from expert sources from a range of organizations, to explain why iran's newly discovered enrichment site is suspected of being for the purpose of bomb-making by the u.s. and most of the western powers. included sources give credibility to reservations about the purpose. sec. clinton's quote here for iran to open up its system makes sense.

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by James Canning - Sep. 29, 2009

Obama clearly had no grounds for saying the "new" Iranian nuclear enrichment facility was "inconsistent with a peaceful program." That Iran appeared to be trying to have option of enriching U-235 to a purity far higher than 5%, without the world being the wiser, seems to be what transpired.

I have to hope Obama does not let himself be pushed into botching the opening to Iran that very much needs to be achieved in the national interests of the US.

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by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 28, 2009

“If you have 50,000 [-centrifuge] facility, you don’t go to all the expense build a new facility to increase capacity by 6 percent,” said James Acton, a nuclear ... More »

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by eileen fleming - Sep. 28, 2009

It is missing too many facts and "intelligent information" which I have supplied in the Comment section.

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Aljazeera | Sep. 28, 2009 (News Report)

Iran has test-fired two long-range missiles which defence analysts say are capable of hitting Israel or US bases in the Gulf region.

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