Can Iran produce 20 percent-enriched uranium?

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Centrifuge Equipment, centrifuges, defiance, Enrichment Plant, Enrichment Plants, Fuel Enrichment, Fuel Rods, Grade Material, Heu, Inefficiencies, Intelligence Services, Iran Iran, Leu, Reactor, Small Quantities, Stockpile, Technical Prowess, U 235, Uranium, Weapon Grade

Yes. Though Iran may encounter some challenges, it is technically equipped to produce 19.75 percent enriched uranium at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (note, any uranium enriched to under 20 percent U-235 is classified by the IAEA as LEU; uranium enriched to 20 percent or greater is classified as high enriched uranium (HEU).
If Iran were [...]

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Iran’s president orders higher enrichment of uranium – CNN.com

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Cnn, Enrichment Of Uranium, Iran, Mahmoud Ahamadinejad, Nuclear Drive, President Orders, tehran

President Mahmoud AhAmadinejad ordered Iran’s atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran’s galloping nuclear drive.
Iran’s president orders higher enrichment of uranium – CNN.com

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Tehran has developed an advanced nuclear warhead

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Atomic Energy Agency, Diameter, Diplomats, English German, Extent, Google, IAEA, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Medium Range Missile, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapons Laboratory, Older Models, Scientist, Soviet Nuclear Weapons, Sueddeutsche De, SüDdeutsche Zeitung, tehran, Vienna, Western Intelligence Agencies

Iran has developed according to information from the Süddeutsche Zeitung with the help of a scientist from a former Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory, the design for an advanced nuclear warhead.
[I used Google Translate to translate from the original German to English]
Western intelligence agencies and diplomats confirmed with information from a paper that the knowledge of [...]

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BBC News – Sweden wants explanation on [Russian] Baltic nuclear ‘dumping’

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Baltic Sea, Bbc, Bbc News, Early 1990s, News Sweden, Nuclear Waste, Russian Military, Swedish News, Swedish Television, Television News

The Russian military allegedly dumped nuclear waste into the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s, according to a report on Swedish television.
BBC News – Sweden wants explanation on Baltic nuclear ‘dumping’

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US and Russia urged to begin reducing nuclear arsenals – The Irish Times – Fri, Feb 05, 2010

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Abolishment, Atomic Weapons, Control Experts, Fri, Illusion, Irish Times, Launch, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Arsenals, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Powers, Nuclear War, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Paris, Russia, summit, Wins, Zero Campaign

The abolishment of nuclear weapons is an illusion. Countries will simply position themselves to restock quickly if needed. The first one to build and launch enough nuclear weapons wins.
Reducing nuclear arsenals puts America on the expressway to nuclear war. Our smaller nuclear arsenal can now be defeated once and for all.
If you are an American [...]

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Iran ‘is set to go nuclear by 2012′ | The Jewish Chronicle

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Adviser, bombs, Defence Strategy, Gulf States, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israeli Governments, Jewish Chronicle, Nuclear Weapons, Saudi-Arabia, Stockpile

A senior adviser to the US and Israeli governments has warned that Iran is capable of developing a stockpile of nuclear weapons by as early as 2012.
According to the adviser, who is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on Iranian defence strategy: “All the evidence is that Iran wants to have enough bombs [...]

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Argentina, Russia Looking To Cooperate On Nuclear Technology

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Argentina, Nuclear, Russia, Argentina, Memorandum Of Understanding, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Reactor Technology, Nuclear Technology, Russia, Russian Leaders, Technical Information

Argentine and Russian leaders on Wednesday pledged to share technical information related to the construction of nuclear?power plants.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at helping Argentina examine the possible use of Russian nuclear reactor technology to build power plants in Argentina.
Argentina, Russia Looking To Cooperate On Nuclear Technology

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Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount – Washington Times

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Nuclear, Ballistic Missile Defense, China, Flight Test, Iran, Missile Threats, Mount Washington, Next Decade, North-Korea, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Tipped Missile, Pentagon, Range Missile, Russia, Syria, Test Failures, United States, Washington Times

North Korea is expected to deploy a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching parts of the United States in the next decade, despite two long-range missile flight-test failures, according to the Pentagon’s ballistic-missile defense review.
The review report, made public this week, concluded that missile threats from several states, including Iran, Syria, China and Russia, are growing [...]

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Russia and US ‘agree to nuclear deal’ – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, International Inspections, Launch Vehicles, Limited, Missile Test, Missiles, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Deal, Perspective, Proposal, Resistance, Russia, submarines, Test Data, Unknown Number, Warheads

The deal, which officials said could be ready to sign in two months, would cut each side’s nuclear arsenal to between 1,500 and 1,675 operationally deployed warheads — down from 2,200 on the American side and 2,800 in Russia, which has also kept an unknown number in reserve.
Both countries would also commit to deeper cuts [...]

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Burma: A Nuclear Wannabe, Suspicious Links to North Korea

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Asia, Nuclear, Burma, David Albright, Defectors, Dissident Groups, Extreme Caution, Fuel Cycle Facilities, Ground Photos, Military Dictatorship, Military Regime, Missile Program, North-Korea, Nuclear Reactors, Overhead Imagery, Overseas Suppliers, Paul Brannan, Procurements, Robert Kelley, Scheel, Stricker, Technology Goods, Uranium Mines

New Proliferation Assessments on Burma
Burma: A Nuclear Wannabe, Suspicious Links to North Korea; and High-Tech Procurements to Enigmatic Facilities
by David Albright, Paul Brannan, Robert Kelley, and Andrea Scheel Stricker
For several years, suspicions have swirled about the nuclear intentions of Burma’s secretive military dictatorship. Burma is cooperating with North Korea on possible nuclear procurements and appears [...]

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