Iran resumes nuclear weapon work, U.S. report expected to say – CNN.com

Posted by Matt in February 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Cnn, David Albright, Iran Nuclear, iranians, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapons Expert, Resumes, Sensitive Nature, Tad

The U.S. official — who is familiar with the report but is not authorized to speak on the record because of the sensitive nature of the information — said the new assessment “will move forward a tad” Iranian efforts on weaponization. The official says Iran is now focused on research of a program as opposed [...]

How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran

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

Published in Iran, 2016 Olympics, American Electorate, Barack Obama, Barak Obama, Collapse, counterterrorism, Death And Destruction, Dramatic Gesture, Forays, Ideologue, Intelligence Agencies, Laugh Test, Massive Death, National Intelligence Estimate, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapons Program, Poor Performance, Public Perception, Salvage

I do not customarily offer advice to a president whose election I opposed, whose goals I fear, and whose policies I work against. But here is an idea for Barack Obama to salvage his tottering administration by taking a step that protects the United States and its allies.
If Obama’s personality, identity, and celebrity captivated a [...]

Middle East: Atomic agitation | FT.Com

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

Published in general, Agitation, Allies, Barack Obama, Decades, Diplomats, Facing The World, Foe, Foreign Policy, Harvard, Iran, Israel, Map Of The Middle East, Nuclear Weapon, Policy Objective, Proliferation, scenarios, Simulation, Veteran

Just over a month ago, a group of veteran US and Israeli diplomats met at Harvard to play out scenarios for one of the most momentous issues facing the world this year – Iran’s nuclear programme.
In the simulation, as in real life, the stakes were high. If Iran comes within reach of a nuclear weapon [...]

Iran Will Have Nuclear-Arms Capability Next Year, Barak Says – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in December 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Anonymity, bombs, Businessweek, Capability, Closed Doors, Ehud Barak, Iran Nuclear, Iranian City, Israeli Defense Minister, Israeli Minister, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear Facility, Nuclear Weapon, Parliamentary Committee, Technology

Iran will have the technology to build a nuclear weapon by early next year, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee today, an official said.
The Israeli minister said that a newly discovered nuclear facility near the Iranian city of Qom was immune to attack by regular bombs, according to the parliamentary official, who [...]

Iran, not Israel, is Arabs’ Worst Enemy, Survey Reveals – Defense/Middle East – Israel News – Israel National News

Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Arab Countries, Arab World, Arabs, Doha Debates, Enemy Number One, Iran Nuclear, Israel National News, Israel News, Israel Nuclear, News Iran, News Israel, Nuclear Threat, Nuclear Weapon, Public Enemy, Public Enemy Number, Public Enemy Number One, Regional Security, Respondents, tehran, Worst Enemy

Iran’s nuclear threat to regional security has replaced Israel as the Arab world’s public enemy number one for the Arab world, according to an Arab survey commissioned by the Doha Debates group.
A majority of respondents from 18 Arab countries said Iran is a bigger threat than Israel, and nearly a third think that Tehran is [...]

MI chief: Iran has enough nuclear material for bomb – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in December 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Chief Amos, Detail Research, Initiator, Iran Nuclear, Israel News, Military Capability, Military Intelligence Chief, Mullahs, National Security Studies, Neutron, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Detonation, Nuclear Infrastructure, Nuclear Material, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Weapon, Smoking Gun, Sophisticated Strategy, tehran, Western Intelligence Agencies

Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin said Tuesday that Iran has over the last year accumulated enough materials to create a nuclear bomb and warned: “The technological clock has almost finished winding.”
Speaking at The Institute for National Security Studies, Yadlin said that Iran had embarked on a “measured and sophisticated strategy for a solid nuclear infrastructure, [...]

The Looming US-Israel Split – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Posted by Matt in December 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Alliances, Andrew Sullivan, Choices, Consequence, Containment, Daily Dish, David Ignatius, Diplomatic War, Harvard, Iran, Junta, Latency, Negotiations, Nuclear Bombs, Nuclear Weapon, Nuke, Obvious Conclusion, sanctions, Vital Interests, War Game

That’s the likeliest consequence of the current awful choices the West has with respect to Iran’s nuclear weapon capacity. In a diplomatic war-game at Harvard, various experienced officials tried to game out future negotiations, sanctions and alliances. Iran’s revolutionary guard junta, which now runs almost all the country’s key institutions, wins every time. Broad sanctions [...]

DEBKAfile – Iran successfully simulates nuclear warhead detonation – report

Posted by Matt in December 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Debkafile, Detonation, German Intelligence, German Scientists, Intelligence Report, Intelligence Reports, Intelligence Sources, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Laboratory Conditions, North-Korea, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapon, Obstacles, Scientists, Sources Report, Technological Challenges, Underground Nuclear Test

German intelligence reports that Iranian scientists have successfully simulated the detonation of a nuclear warhead in laboratory conditions, in an effort to sidestep an underground nuclear test like the one that brought the world down on North Korea’s head earlier this year. DEBKAfile’s Iranian and intelligence sources report that this development is alarming because detonation [...]

Diplomats: Iran would need 18 months for atom bomb – Israel News, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in October 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Atom Bomb, Intelligence Agencies, Intelligence Officials, Iran, Israel, Israel News, Middle East, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapon, Western Diplomats, Ynetnews

Perhaps this means we have a little more time before Israel attacks Iran, and the Middle East blows up into a great nuclear war.
Intelligence agencies estimate that it would probably take Iran a minimum of 18 months to develop a nuclear weapon if it chose to build one, Western diplomats and intelligence officials said.
Diplomats: [...]

Predicting the future with the New Nostradamus – Russia Today Top Stories

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Forecasts, Geopolitical, general, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Bueno De Mesquita, Bush Administration, Economic Sanctions, Fundamentalist Islam, Future, Government Officials, Grade Fuel, Leadership Position, Military Intervention, Motivators, National Intelligence Estimate, Nostradamus, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Deal, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Weapon, Predicting The Future, PredictingtheFuture, Pride Of Place, Rt Rt, Russia Today

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita’s work as a consultant with the CIA has earned him the name ‘The New Nostradamus’. RT caught up with the modern prophet to find out what to expect in the future.
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[Russia Today = RT]
RT: What about more recently, and your involvement with predictions about Iran?
BBdM: I did a study on Iran’s [...]