Great news: Iran expands underground nuclear capabilities
Well, isn't this just peachy keen.... JPost is reporting that Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment capabilities at its Fordow underground nuclear facility near the 'holy city' of Qom. Iran has installed many more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of work the West fears is ultimately aimed at making nuclear bombs.What could go wrong?
Several sources said Iran had put in place additional enrichment centrifuges in its Fordow facility, buried deep inside a mountain to protect it against any enemy strikes.
One source suggested it involved hundreds of machines.
“Our basic understanding is that they were continuing to install,” a Vienna-based diplomat said, adding the new centrifuges were not yet operating.
If confirmed in a report expected next week from the UN atomic watchdog, the development is likely to be seen as a sign of Iran’s continued defiance of international demands to curb its nuclear program, which Tehran says is entirely peaceful.
Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, Qom, uranium enrichment
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:47 AM
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