Nuclear Training Software Downloaded To Iran

SixFactor sends in word of a theft of training software for a nuclear plant. An ex-employee of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, in Arizona, allegedly downloaded training software to his laptop while he was in Iran. The software was downloaded from a Maryland-based contractor to the nuclear plant. It contained information about the Palo Verde facility: control rooms, reactors, and design. It was used to simulate situations for training at the site. Why the ex-engineer downloaded the software is not known. What is troubling is this person's ability to access the software after his employment at the site ended.

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Re:Yawn.

[Kandenshi]

from TFA:

Federal authorities have said the incident did not pose a security risk, and there is no evidence the Iranian government was involved. The information contained on the software was not classified or top-secret, APS officials said.
Well, then I'm not too scared. They did a pretty crummy job of whipping me into a frenzied lust for Iranian blood if they're also telling me that it was just crap that he got ahold of. And that he wasn't neccessarily working for the Iranian government.

Uhh...

[paulius_g]

You probably meant UPLOADED to Iran. Or, downloaded FROM Iran.

Re:Consider the time, though.

[Opportunist]

Erh... just one correction. The borders drawn in the near east were completely arbitrary. The winners (read: European imperial nations) simply cut lines into the map, not caring about tribal borders or local population. That's one of the reasons why there are ethnic groups (like the Kurds) that are split up by borders running exactly through their lands.

There was nothing "fixed". Actually that drawing of borders was the beginning of the sabre-rattling in the area. The local population fought alongside the allies in WW1 for their freedom and got another occupying force instead. Wouldn't you kinda hate your "liberators" in that case? We cheated 'em!

Re:Consider the time, though.

[Richard_at_work]

Article IV of the NPT has an obligation for nuclear weapon states to reduce their nuclear weapons stocks to a point where disarmament is a conclusion. NWS signatories have not held to this obligation as they have no final plans for total disarmament.

Murderous Dictator is the word you're looking for

[Nicolas MONNET]

Which isn't to say that the Shah was exactly a nice fellow that you'd want to invite over for dinner,

Shah was a murderous dictator, he was put in place in 1953 when the CIA deposed democratically elected Mossadegh.

Gee, you've gotta wonder why they're not such big fans of the US of A.

Re:Murderous Dictator is the word you're looking f

[clickclickdrone]

>when the CIA deposed democratically elected Mossadegh.
Partly because he was all for nationalising an oil company largely owned by overseas interests which simply wouldn't do, not with all that profit to be made.

Re:Yawn

[arivanov]

While Israel has been in numerous wars, they've never initiated a war .

Nope.

1956 - Israel invades Egypt jointly with France and UK to take over the recently nationalised Suez Canal. So the truth is that Israel invaded a neighbouring country first, unprovoked and for solely mercantile reasons. From there on it was a more or less tit-for-tat affair all the way to the 70-es.

Re:Yawn

[*weasel]

So... basically sealing Israel's land borders, denying flights to or from Israel any use of Arab airspace, and using the newly-nationalized Suez Canal to prevent shipment to/from Israel by water -- none of that was 'provoking' Israel?

C'mon. The tit-for-tat bullshit in that region goes back much, much further than 1956.