The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has produced a new report on the Iranian nuclear programme and it has something for everyone. The IAEA admits that the Iranians have made some efforts to clear up issues previously identified but are not being proactive in their cooperation. Additionally the report notes that Iran now has nearly 3,000 centrifuges on line for processing nuclear fuel. This level of capacity would be enough, if diverted to a weapons programme, to produce sufficient nuclear fuel for a weapon in about 12 months' time. The Iranians are, under the provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to which they are a party, clearly entitled to process fuel for civilian purposes even though the United States insists that they cannot be allowed to develop or possess the capability (unlike Israel which does have the capability and who remain outside of the NPT).
The US has dismissed the report and spokeswoman Dana Perino said that "Iran seems uninterested in working with the rest of the world", meaning doing what the US wishes.
I anticipate that the war drums with ratchet up a notch or two and the calls for sanctions/air attacks/invasion by the chicken hawk brigade will be incessant on the Sunday morning chat shows.
The US has dismissed the report and spokeswoman Dana Perino said that "Iran seems uninterested in working with the rest of the world", meaning doing what the US wishes.
I anticipate that the war drums with ratchet up a notch or two and the calls for sanctions/air attacks/invasion by the chicken hawk brigade will be incessant on the Sunday morning chat shows.
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