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Stuxnet Was Designed To Subtly Interfere With Uranium Enrichment
ceswiedler writes "Wired is reporting that the Stuxnet worm was apparently designed to subtly interfere with uranium enrichment by periodically speeding or slowing specific frequency converter drives spinning between 807Hz and 1210Hz. The goal was not to cause a major malfunction (which would be quickly noticed), but rather to degrade the quality of the enriched uranium to the point where much of it wouldn't be useful in atomic weapons. Statistics from 2009 show that the number of enriched centrifuges operational in Iran mysteriously declined from about 4,700 to about 3,900 at around the time the worm was spreading in Iran."
is as stupid and short sighted as can possibly be.
No problem. It's just US foreign policy as usual.
Given the choice between the Americans and the mullahs, I think I'd take my chances with the yanks. The Iranians don't get respect from anybody apart from bloodthirsty, brutish dictators, because they are brutish dictators themselves.
Anyway, if they don't like the things the way they are, they need get out of the Islamic habit of blaming whitey for everything, and harden the fuck up.
Obviously the same country who is dragging the whole towards a war with Iran is also responsible for the worm
Russia and China want to be allies with Iran. You are deluding yourself if you think there is any nation in the world that fears or wants war with Iran besides Israel/US.
In fact most nations in that region if not the world are moving away from the US which is obviously in some sort of suicidal death sprial. Just look at Turkey where they are turning down US military cooperation and seeking out deals with the Chinese. Nato is balwking on the endless wars the US has plans for the Middle East, no one contributes to it besides the US...just try and convince Europe that attacking Iran is a NATO, it won't happen.
Israel is behind this worm, and if they get what they want, they will get their war, and then frankly even if they win the battle, the war will be clear, the US/Israel vs the rest of the 'peaceful' world and in the long run we won't win that.
better get those Canadian Passports ready now.