The Iran Thread

GothicPowerMix1 · 04-11-2006, 03:33 PM

Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, although he insisted his country does not aim to develop atomic weapons.

In a nationally televised speech, Ahmadinejad called on the West "not to cause an everlasting hatred in the hearts of Iranians" by trying to force Iran to abandon uranium enrichment.
The announcement came ahead of a visit to Tehran this week by Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, who is trying to resolve the West's standoff with Iran. The U.N. Security Council has demanded Iran stop all enrichment activity by April 28. Iran has rejected this, saying it has a right to the process.
"At this historic moment, with the blessings of God almighty and the efforts made by our scientists, I declare here that the laboratory-scale nuclear fuel cycle has been completed and young scientists produced enriched uranium needed to the degree for nuclear power plants Sunday," Ahmadinejad said.
"I formally declare that Iran has joined the club of nuclear countries," he told an audience that included top military commanders and clerics in the northwestern holy city of Mashhad. The crowd broke into cheers of "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great!" Some stood and thrust their fists in the air.

The White House denounced the latest comments by Iranian officials, with spokesman Scott McClellan saying they "continue to show that Iran is moving in the wrong direction."
Ahmadinejad said Iran "relies on the sublime beliefs that lie within the Iranian and Islamic culture. Our nation does not get its strength from nuclear arsenals."
He said Iran wanted to operate its nuclear program under supervision by the International Atomic Energy Agency and within its rights and regulations under the regulations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The announcement does not mean Iran is immediately capable of producing enough fuel to run or a reactor or develop the material needed for a nuclear warhead. Uranium enrichment can produce either, but it must be carried out on a much larger scale, using thousands of centrifuges.
Iran succeeded in enriching uranium to a level needed for fuel on a research scale — using 164 centrifuges, officials said.
But the breakthrough underlined how difficult it will be for the West to convince Iran to give up enrichment.
Ahmadinejad made the announcement in a richly appointed hall of one of Iran's holiest cities in a ceremony clearly aimed at proclaiming the country's nuclear success.
Speaking before Ahmadinejad, Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh — the nuclear chief — said Iran has produced 110 tons of uranium gas, the feedstock that is pumped into centrifuges for enrichment. The amount is nearly twice the 60 tons of uranium hexaflouride, or UF-6, gas that Iran said last year that it had produced.
Aghazadeh said Iran plans to expand its enrichment program to be able to use 3,000 centrifuges by the end of the year.
The United States and some European countries accuse Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, an accusation Tehran denies, saying it intends only to generate electricity.

The IAEA is due to report to the U.N. Security Council on April 28 whether Iran has met its demand for a full halt to uranium enrichment. If Tehran has not complied, the council will consider the next step. The U.S. and Europe are pressing for sanctions against Iran, a step Russia and China have so far opposed.
McClellan told reporters traveling on Air Force One with President Bush that Iran's enrichment claims "only further isolate" Tehran and underscore why the international community must continue to raise concerns about its suspected ambition to develop nuclear weapons.
McClellan noted the Security Council clock now running on Iran.
"This is a regime that needs to be building confidence with the international community," McClellan said. "Instead, they're moving in the wrong direction."
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said the Iranians' announcement "shows that they're not paying any attention to what the Security Council has said."
"And it shows why we feel a sense of urgency here that we have to have Iran realize the mistaken course it's pursuing," he told The Associated Press.
In Vienna, officials of the IAEA, whose inspectors are now in Iran, declined to comment.
A diplomat familiar with Tehran's enrichment program said the announcement appeared to be accurate. He demanded anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss information restricted to the agency.
The reported breakthrough came only two months after Iran resumed research on enrichment at its facility in the central town of Natanz in February. The resumption of work there prompted the IAEA to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council — escalating the standoff.
The enrichment process is one of the most difficult steps in developing a nuclear program. It requires a complicated plumbing network of pipes connecting centrifuges that can operate flawless for months or years.
The process aims to produce a gas high with an increased percentage of uranium-235, the isotope needed for nuclear fission, which is much rarer than the more prevalent isotope uranium 238.
A gas made from raw uranium is pumped into a centrifuge, which spins, causing a small portion of the heavier uranium-238 to drop away. The gas then proceeds to other centrifuges — perhaps thousands of them — where the process is repeated, increasing the proportion of uranium-235.

The enrichment process can take years to produce a gas rich enough in uranium-235 that it can be used to power a nuclear reactor or produce a bomb.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060411/...a/iran_nuclear

Admiral_N8 · 04-11-2006, 03:56 PM

Well that's not good.

Carter · 04-11-2006, 03:58 PM

It's like Iran is trying to provoke George Bush's itchy trigger finger
I can't wait for this war

hippie_hunter · 04-11-2006, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Carter

It's like Iran is trying to provoke George Bush's itchy trigger finger
I can't wait for this war

At least we can't say that Iran didn't ask for it unlike Iraq

Hobgoblin · 04-11-2006, 08:57 PM

Ah, upping the ante. Always a good move. Of course, Iran may just be bull****ing us.

ScottyBBadd · 04-15-2006, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carter

It's like Iran is trying to provoke George Bush's itchy trigger finger
I can't wait for this war

That is a scary thought.

THWIP* · 04-11-2006, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dnsk

Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, although he insisted his country does not aim to develop atomic weapons.

In a nationally televised speech, Ahmadinejad called on the West "not to cause an everlasting hatred in the hearts of Iranians" by trying to force Iran to abandon uranium enrichment.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060411/...a/iran_nuclear

WOW, HE'S QUITE THE SPIN DOCTOR.

HERE'S A THOUGHT, MAHMOUD: DON'T F*** AROUND WITH URANIUM, AND YOU WON'T CREATE AN EVERLASTING DISTRUST IN THE MINDS OF AMERICANS.

zanos · 04-12-2006, 05:40 AM

Hey we just found those weapons of mass destruction. They were in Iran not Iraq mister president, oops. Oh well.

Matt · 04-12-2006, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanos

Hey we just found those weapons of mass destruction. They were in Iran not Iraq mister president, oops. Oh well.

Hey, hey, hey! It was only one letter off!

But seriously, who cares? Iran's youth is very pro-west. I say we just wait them out.

Outsiderzedge · 04-14-2006, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

Hey, hey, hey! It was only one letter off!

But seriously, who cares? Iran's youth is very pro-west. I say we just wait them out.

Iran needs to pass the Battle Royale act. That'll take care of that problem.

Hobgoblin · 04-14-2006, 11:27 AM

How is today your day?

Outsiderzedge · 04-14-2006, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demogoblin

How is today your day?

Everyday is my day.

hippie_hunter · 04-14-2006, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outsiderzedge

Iran needs to pass the Battle Royale act. That'll take care of that problem.

Will the women be just as ****ty as Mitsuko and horny as every dude in the book

Outsiderzedge · 04-14-2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by hippie_hunter

Will the women be just as ****ty as Mitsuko and horny as every dude in the book

I've never read the book or seen the movie, so I have no idea what you're talking about.

raybia · 04-14-2006, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanos

Hey we just found those weapons of mass destruction. They were in Iran not Iraq mister president, oops. Oh well.

Hey Iran/Iraq! One little letter.

Anyone can make a mistake. Plus its not like Bush went to a Ivy league school...uh, well like I said anyone can make a mistake.

Well, my motto is, if at first you don't succeed, try try again!

Mentok · 04-12-2006, 06:01 AM

You guys suck. Why should only American Uranium be wealthy?

Get off your damn high horses

GothicPowerMix1 · 04-12-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mentok

You guys suck. Why should only American Uranium be wealthy?

The issue is what Iran might do. Because no one knows. It is better for the U.S. & allies to play it safe then be sorry. If Iran only listened / agreed & with in time gained more trust with everyone by co operating then I do believe there would be somewhere down the line some sort of agreement for Iran to do this.

Again it is what Iran could do if they had Nuclear Technology. Like I said better to be safe & sorry. If the U.S. & no one cared & Iran attacked someone with their new Nukes in the future thatd be a big **** you for doing nothing.

Mentok · 04-12-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dnsk

The issue is what Iran might do. Because no one knows. It is better for the U.S. & allies to play it safe then be sorry. If Iran only listened / agreed & with in time gained more trust with everyone by co operating then I do believe there would be somewhere down the line some sort of agreement for Iran to do this.

Again it is what Iran could do if they had Nuclear Technology. Like I said better to be safe & sorry. If the U.S. & no one cared & Iran attacked someone with their new Nukes in the future thatd be a big **** you for doing nothing.

You missed the joke

GothicPowerMix1 · 04-12-2006, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mentok

You missed the joke

Well that had to be said. There are other ways to do this. Iran is setting themselves up

Hobgoblin · 04-14-2006, 11:16 AM

Iran is now saying that Israel is a threat to all Muslim nations. Love how this guy is playing it cool as everyone is chomping at the bit to smack him around.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/...eut/index.html

Mentok · 04-12-2006, 10:15 AM

...

Darthphere · 04-12-2006, 10:19 AM

Awesome, now they can catch up with our supply of nuclear weapons, 1 to what 500?

hippie_hunter · 04-14-2006, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darthphere

Awesome, now they can catch up with our supply of nuclear weapons, 1 to what 500?

1 to over 3,000

Ghostvirus · 04-14-2006, 11:33 AM

I don't think that Bush wants to admit it, but I don't think we have enough troops to go to war with Iran. Without it being extremely difficult.

blind_fury · 04-14-2006, 11:59 AM

Good for them. If America has nuclear power/weapons why not a muslim country? Why the double standard?

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04-11-2006, 03:33 PM	#1
GothicPowerMix1 Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,027	Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, although he insisted his country does not aim to develop atomic weapons. In a nationally televised speech, Ahmadinejad called on the West "not to cause an everlasting hatred in the hearts of Iranians" by trying to force Iran to abandon uranium enrichment. The announcement came ahead of a visit to Tehran this week by Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, who is trying to resolve the West's standoff with Iran. The U.N. Security Council has demanded Iran stop all enrichment activity by April 28. Iran has rejected this, saying it has a right to the process. "At this historic moment, with the blessings of God almighty and the efforts made by our scientists, I declare here that the laboratory-scale nuclear fuel cycle has been completed and young scientists produced enriched uranium needed to the degree for nuclear power plants Sunday," Ahmadinejad said. "I formally declare that Iran has joined the club of nuclear countries," he told an audience that included top military commanders and clerics in the northwestern holy city of Mashhad. The crowd broke into cheers of "Allahu akbar!" or "God is great!" Some stood and thrust their fists in the air. The White House denounced the latest comments by Iranian officials, with spokesman Scott McClellan saying they "continue to show that Iran is moving in the wrong direction." Ahmadinejad said Iran "relies on the sublime beliefs that lie within the Iranian and Islamic culture. Our nation does not get its strength from nuclear arsenals." He said Iran wanted to operate its nuclear program under supervision by the International Atomic Energy Agency and within its rights and regulations under the regulations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The announcement does not mean Iran is immediately capable of producing enough fuel to run or a reactor or develop the material needed for a nuclear warhead. Uranium enrichment can produce either, but it must be carried out on a much larger scale, using thousands of centrifuges. Iran succeeded in enriching uranium to a level needed for fuel on a research scale — using 164 centrifuges, officials said. But the breakthrough underlined how difficult it will be for the West to convince Iran to give up enrichment. Ahmadinejad made the announcement in a richly appointed hall of one of Iran's holiest cities in a ceremony clearly aimed at proclaiming the country's nuclear success. Speaking before Ahmadinejad, Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh — the nuclear chief — said Iran has produced 110 tons of uranium gas, the feedstock that is pumped into centrifuges for enrichment. The amount is nearly twice the 60 tons of uranium hexaflouride, or UF-6, gas that Iran said last year that it had produced. Aghazadeh said Iran plans to expand its enrichment program to be able to use 3,000 centrifuges by the end of the year. The United States and some European countries accuse Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, an accusation Tehran denies, saying it intends only to generate electricity. The IAEA is due to report to the U.N. Security Council on April 28 whether Iran has met its demand for a full halt to uranium enrichment. If Tehran has not complied, the council will consider the next step. The U.S. and Europe are pressing for sanctions against Iran, a step Russia and China have so far opposed. McClellan told reporters traveling on Air Force One with President Bush that Iran's enrichment claims "only further isolate" Tehran and underscore why the international community must continue to raise concerns about its suspected ambition to develop nuclear weapons. McClellan noted the Security Council clock now running on Iran. "This is a regime that needs to be building confidence with the international community," McClellan said. "Instead, they're moving in the wrong direction." U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said the Iranians' announcement "shows that they're not paying any attention to what the Security Council has said." "And it shows why we feel a sense of urgency here that we have to have Iran realize the mistaken course it's pursuing," he told The Associated Press. In Vienna, officials of the IAEA, whose inspectors are now in Iran, declined to comment. A diplomat familiar with Tehran's enrichment program said the announcement appeared to be accurate. He demanded anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss information restricted to the agency. The reported breakthrough came only two months after Iran resumed research on enrichment at its facility in the central town of Natanz in February. The resumption of work there prompted the IAEA to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council — escalating the standoff. The enrichment process is one of the most difficult steps in developing a nuclear program. It requires a complicated plumbing network of pipes connecting centrifuges that can operate flawless for months or years. The process aims to produce a gas high with an increased percentage of uranium-235, the isotope needed for nuclear fission, which is much rarer than the more prevalent isotope uranium 238. A gas made from raw uranium is pumped into a centrifuge, which spins, causing a small portion of the heavier uranium-238 to drop away. The gas then proceeds to other centrifuges — perhaps thousands of them — where the process is repeated, increasing the proportion of uranium-235. The enrichment process can take years to produce a gas rich enough in uranium-235 that it can be used to power a nuclear reactor or produce a bomb. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060411/...a/iran_nuclear

04-11-2006, 03:56 PM	#2
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04-11-2006, 03:58 PM	#3
Carter Banned User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Not staring at it, eating it. Posts: 13,805	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology It's like Iran is trying to provoke George Bush's itchy trigger finger I can't wait for this war

04-11-2006, 08:57 PM	#5
Hobgoblin Veritas veritatum SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 17,981	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Ah, upping the ante. Always a good move. Of course, Iran may just be bull****ing us. __________________ I'm open to my emotions—most of them range from anger to rage. -Denis Leary

04-12-2006, 05:40 AM	#8
zanos Banned User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,812	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Hey we just found those weapons of mass destruction. They were in Iran not Iraq mister president, oops. Oh well.

04-14-2006, 11:27 AM	#11
Hobgoblin Veritas veritatum SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 17,981	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology How is today your day? __________________ I'm open to my emotions—most of them range from anger to rage. -Denis Leary

04-12-2006, 06:01 AM	#16
Mentok Side-Kick Join Date: May 2003 Location: MESO-F******-POTAMIA! Posts: 20,647	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology You guys suck. Why should only American Uranium be wealthy? Get off your damn high horses __________________ Long live THWIP[/color] [color=red]2000-2005*

04-14-2006, 11:16 AM	#20
Hobgoblin Veritas veritatum SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 17,981	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Iran is now saying that Israel is a threat to all Muslim nations. Love how this guy is playing it cool as everyone is chomping at the bit to smack him around. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/...eut/index.html __________________ I'm open to my emotions—most of them range from anger to rage. -Denis Leary

04-12-2006, 10:15 AM	#21
Mentok Side-Kick Join Date: May 2003 Location: MESO-F******-POTAMIA! Posts: 20,647	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology ... __________________ Long live THWIP[/color] [color=red]2000-2005*

04-12-2006, 10:19 AM	#22
Darthphere Kneel before 'Drox! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Phantom Zone Posts: 82,216	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Awesome, now they can catch up with our supply of nuclear weapons, 1 to what 500? __________________ "When I was in college, I was belittling the woman who later become my wife for not knowing who Boba Fett was, and she responded by asking me if I knew who the Prime Minister of Israel was. Surprisingly? Not Mon Mothma."-BKV

04-14-2006, 11:33 AM	#24
Ghostvirus Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 10,535	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology I don't think that Bush wants to admit it, but I don't think we have enough troops to go to war with Iran. Without it being extremely difficult.

04-14-2006, 11:59 AM	#25
blind_fury Banned User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: second renaissance Posts: 13,585	Re: Iran Hits Milestone in Nuclear Technology Good for them. If America has nuclear power/weapons why not a muslim country? Why the double standard?

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