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Report Claims Iran Has Data To Build a Nuclear Bomb

reporter writes "According to a startling report just covered by the New York Times, 'senior staff members of the United Nations nuclear agency have concluded in a confidential analysis that Iran has acquired sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable atom bomb.' In 2007, American intelligence erroneously concluded that Tehran in 2003 stopped further research into designing a nuclear bomb. This conclusion was contradicted by German, French, and Israeli intelligence. Recently, London also concluded that the American assessment is incorrect. So, here we are. The Iranians have the knowledge to build a nuclear bomb and have been working relentlessly to perfect its design. Tehran is apparently able to create the components (e.g. enriched uranium) that can be assembled into such a weapon. Meanwhile, Jerusalem is communicating with the Kremlin about a list of Russian scientists it believes are assisting Iran's efforts to develop the bomb."

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  1. Yeah yeah, everyone has that data by sakdoctor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wiki nukes - The nuke building resource that anyone can edit.

    Kim_Jong_il (Reverted edits by Ali Khamenei (talk) to last version by Sadr-e-Mumlikat)

  2. Re:US Intelligence by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you seriously believe intelligence work is the same as what you see in Mission Impossible?

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  3. Re:Internet access by NoYob · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doesn't that just proof that they have Internet access?

    No. It proves they don't If they did have internet access, you know their geeks would be surfing porn and playing WoW instead of building bombs.

    Geeze.

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  4. Well woopty-doo... by gbutler69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I DID stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night!

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  5. Re:Not the first middle east nuke by gtall · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, 'cause, y'know, terrorists with a nuke would be worried about retaliation...

  6. Re:More proof by laejoh · · Score: 4, Funny

    More proof that Captain Kirk is better than Picard! This wouldn't have happened on his watch!