IAEA report: Iran may be developing atom bomb

According to Glyn Davies, US ambassador to the IAEA,in an interview with Bettany Bell of the BBC, the new US policy line is to move towards a world without nuclear weapons; while there is much discussion about Iran' suspected development of nuclear weapons there is silence on Israel's nuclear weapons: Why is this not an issue open to discussion? The BBC and other media are silent on this - is Israel exempt from international law?

Ain't no 'may' about it. Time to bomb the sites.

Larry, I am sitting on the largest arsenal of nukes in Europe. 25 miles from where I live are massive nuclear bases with submarines and the works. The majority of people in my country (Scotland) do not want the nukes in our country. The majority of people in my country (the UK) do not want the nukes in our country. Yet we have been forced to swallow these nukes for the past 55 years because the USA tells us that this is where they want them. We are servants of the USA; it was the closest NATO nukes to the Soviet Union/ Warsaw Pact. For decades, the Soviet Union had its massive nuclear arsenal trained on my home city (Glasgow); maybe they still do. If there is a nuclear strike or an accident, we would have front seats to Armageddon. I don't want anyone to have nukes. I want them negotiated out of civilisation. They are MAD.

Is that they are iniferior to Israel and the jewish people.It is their blind hatred that has kept them,and will continue,to keep them in the dark.All of you who state Iran should have nuke because Israel does,how childish that is.It's like saying because my brother has a toy so should I.Grow up and read the news.Israel has NEVER statetd that they will wipe out another country as Iran has stated.All you bleeding hearts pack up and move there to be with your beloved persians.this way you will have a front row seat to the end of it's time.

Can I remind you......We took out the Iraqi one ON OUR OWN As usual we will defend our selves on our own. We survived Europe we can survive your ignorant 24/7 impotent attacks too Why waste your time getting your rocks off taunting ISRAELI JEWS on an ISRAELI JEWISH site. Surely Der Spiegel or the KKK have a site better suited to you and where you would find many more like minded wankers to keep you company Ha'Aretz please allow this posting. It's not personal. It's just that impotent little farts like this don't impress me at all

the EVIDENCE you have of ISRAEL's Mossad being involved in the Dubai crap. Twasn't us...............We don't need an entourage of anything from 11 to 18 shmoks, depending which EVIDENCE you believe!!!!

Hypocrisy? No Hypocrisy is that Iran has signed NPT and is developing Nuclear Weapons. NPT is a ratified treaty in Iran, signing states: I am pursuing peaceful Nuclear technologies, i have no interest in making weapons (IF I HAVE WEAPONS I DON"T NEED TO DESTROY THEM, JUST CAN"T MAKE MORE) and other nations who are nuclear please help. So Iran by making nuclear weapons having signed NPT is a hyprocrite. ISrael making nukes while not signing NPT is not hypocritical. If the Iranians could do it with no help, they wouldn't have signed NPT. The Earth isn't a Kibbutz, just because country ISRAEL has Nukes doesn't mean country IRAN must have them too. Lastly, please advise when was the last time a high ranking Israeli politician, like PRIME MINISTER, threatened to wipe Iran off the map?

...Alleged nuclear arsenal? Is there an international law that outlaws the existence of Nuclear weapons? Now what is in theory illegal, or in contravention of ratified treaty, is to sign onto a document, like NPT and then build nuclear weapons. You Don't under NPT this is why you've made your bullshit comment, and its unfortunate as the Netherlands is a beautifl country with a great education system, perhaps you should get off the Isolator for a couple days. Anyways, NPT, so country Iran, signs it and in turn other nations are supposed to help Iran develop NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACEFUL CIVILIAN PURPOSES. As such you agree to be inspected by IAEA to ensure the help you receive is being used the PEACEFUL PURPOSES. SO WHY WOULD IRAN, A COUNTRY WHO SAYS IS NOT PURSUING NUKES, WANT THE UN TO CREATE A LAW OUTLAWING MILITARY STRIKES ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PURPOSE WHEN THERE ALREADY EXISTS A LAW PROTECTING PEACEFUL NUCLEAR SITES? SMOKE AND A PANCAKE?

China oppressed its people and was "allowed" to have Nukes. The former Soviet Union oppressed its people and was "allowed" to have many nukes. Israel tormented and still torments the Palestinians and was "allowed" to have nukes. India and Pakistan were also "allowed" to have Nukes. And Iran will be allowed to have Nukes, even if all Jews in the world commit suicide.

China oppressed its people and was "allowed" to have Nukes. The former Soviet Union oppressed its people and was "allowed" to have many nukes. Israel tormented and still torments the Palestinians and was "allowed" to have nukes. India and Pakistan were also "allowed" to have Nukes. And Iran will be allowed to have Nukes, even if all Jews in the world commit suicide.

Well israel, why don't you give up your arsenal as a way to show that you are a peaceful and honest state? all u want is to get stronger with the excuse of defending yourself...give me a break.

I can see you believe in your politicians disinformation practices.

Thanks, Sid. Stephen, I suspect Iran is making assertive noises because actually they have very little real might and are absolutely terrified; they saw what happened to Iraq when Iraq bent over and acquiesced to pressure from the USA and so they are trying desperately to puff themselves up to look bigger than they are. I have no truck with the type of regime in power there, but this is a different issue, actually. Whether it's Venezuela, Cuba or Iran, any country that stands in the way of US hegemony risks being crushed - unless, of course, like North Korea (a nutcase regime, but that's a different narrative): 1) It has nuclear weapons. If you were Iran what would you do, in the face of constant threats? You'd try to get some nukes, right? 2) You are right next to to China (which has lots of nukes). This is driving the Middle East (and the world, incidentally) to destruction. It cannot be in the interests of any people, anywhere, except for the Masters of War who run our world.

...most of you, the Americans on this site, are here to lambast Israel, yet not even once do you worry what a nuclear Iran means for the USA! Amazing...

"The IAEA does not say that Iran may be developing an atom bomb." Which is TRUE. But the IAEA also did NOT say that Iran is NOT developing an atom bomb. It is UNABLE to give a CLEAN bill of health cos Iran is NOT cooperating as required under the NPT obligations. And that's how the MSM is CORRECT - and LUCID - to come up with the headlines such as, "Iran may be developing atom bomb". Perhaps mark BELIEVES that "may be" means "is".

"The ONLY existential threat to Israel since the Yom Kippur War has come from Israelis themselves" (my EMPHASIS) Really? Do you have ANY irrefutable EVIDENCE(S) to support your CLAM? Or are you SMOKING the same SHIT as IRAN#1?

u people are crazy

There are dire implications over the wish of the right to dream that Iran can easily be defeated and those of the left that it need not be pressed. Iran COULD have a bomb program. There is sufficient evidence that it cannot be ruled out. There is also NO evidence Iran does have a bomb program. There is abundant evidence that Iran's Nuclear Program has some valid basis and yet is largely a matter of national prestige. Anyone aware of the situation in the region knows that even Saudi knows that the end of the Oil Ages is rapidly approaching and that NO sane government in the region is not looking to nuclear power as part of the solution. The Iranian regime is ugly, but there is not much evidence it is insane. It seems far more sane than those who want to attack it without any clue how to win. War is serious and not a game folks. It might sometimes be necessary, but it is never good. Anyone who wants a war because they think it might be a good idea needs serious counseling.

"Those with the nukes are large territorial countries" - Arnold What about Israel? I am willing to overlook Olmert's indiscretion and say 'Alleged Israeli Nukes,' but let us get real. "One nuclear blast within those countries will stay within those countries." - Ah, the wonder nuke, one so directional that El Paso could be taken out with Ciudad Juárez left untouched! "If any country wants to nuke Israel then just about every other country bordering Israel will get blasted as well." - Arnold Not 'blasted,' but almost certainly the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Saudi would get that 'victory' glow as fallout made folks more active, radioactive, than they ever wished to be. Perhaps, Arnold, there is a sound reason why Pakistan did not - as we were told it would - nuke Israel as soon as it had the bomb.

"The end of ISrael is near!" - IRAN#1 I read lots of that crap in the bible. You some sort of 'old testament prophet or just a crank? "Not because Iran is getting nukes but simply because the pressure on this illegitimate entity is builing so much that the leaders and the followers are committing major errors leading to it`s end, soon!" - IRAN#1 If your are over the age of 13 I can only say you will grow up. If you are between 13 and 30, then you too will grow up. Kid, delusions of Impotence and invulnerability are childish. There is NO credible external threat to Israel and there has not been in almost 40 years. The only existential threat to Israel since the Yom Kippur War has come from Israelis themselves.

I do not want Iran to be another nuclear weapons power. I think we have altogether too many nuclear weapons powers. Yet I must admit that I think the world would have endured a horrific WW III already were it not for the fact that the world's dominant powers after WW II were deterred from direct confrontation by nuclear weapons. The FACT is that Iran is a large enough nation to develop nuclear weapons. Even Israel over 40 years ago could manage that. The QUESTION is what means are available to the world to ensure that Iran will not become a nuclear weapons power. The ONLY answer are either conquer Iran or get it back into total compliance with the NPT. The former is probably impossible and the latter probably is. if the latter is not acceptable. . . Then who is willing to invade, conquer and occupy Iran?

"Duh!! Ya think? No kidding,etc,etc. This is so stupid,it`s funny..." - "Iran may be developing atom bomb" - Malone Yeah, the MIGHT be. The problem is determining IF they are and HOW best to stop them if that is the case. Keep laughing. You have a career as a laugh track.

"IAEA is like the typical betrayed naive, the last to know." - Jose Pedro Have you EVER read one of the IAEA's reports? This is a fine organization doing EVERYTHING it can to promote the use of nuclear energy for mankind and to police the NonProliferation Treaty. Those are it's mandates and that is what it has worked for diligently. The IAEA website is at http://www.iaea.or.at/. Check it out and tell me what you think.

"The masters of enrichment." - Stephen With a SWU of around .75 when twice as good would be viewed as competent. . . Naw. "The regime may already have an "off the shelf nuclear device" or an indigenous Fat Man." - Stephen They are not capable of hitting the next town with a missile which has a Fat Man on it's top. "Simply, because they are thumping their noses at the World." - Stephen This seems to be the case because the government of Iran can't defend it's actions to it's people without an external threat to give it credence. "Then again, we the common folk are only fed the news as released by governments." - Stephen Only if you wish to only have the knowledge that others want you to have. In this case, someone fed Reuters as story, and someone else fed Arms Control Wonk the real story. The data is our there, you just have to go and get it.

The original experiment in over 5% enrichment was observed by the IAEA. It produced Uranium enriched to 19.8% which is very close to the 19.75% required by the TRR if it's fuel plates are to be replaced. The report also tells us that a single cascade has been configured to produce the fuel necessary for the TRR. Anyone with a clue and slide rule can extrapolate that that single cascade cannot supply enough fuel to save the TRR from shut down. The world has Iran over the barrel. The need for isotopes from the TRR extend well beyond the medical field. See: Industrial uses of Isotopes.

"Mark Lincoln - listen to Iran`s leaders, wouldja?" - Brian Cohen I do. I monitor the IRNA (http://www.irna.ir/En/default.aspx?IdLanguage=3) regularly to find out what the official party line is. "Crikey. Walks like a duck. Quacks like a duck. Looks like a duck." - Brian And what Iranian news sources do you monitor? Forty years ago I monitored Pravda and Izvestia to devine the conflits between what the Communist Party (Pavda) and the government (Izvestia). Pravda means Truth, an Izvestia is 'news' and most Russians at that time understood there was no truth in the news, and no news in the truth. Brian learn to dig deeper than your fears, learn to dig deeper than those who wish to manipulate your fears. The current crisis is driven by fear and politicians eager to exploit fear for their own purposes. The FACTS are far less compelling than the fear mongers imply. Monitor MANY data sources and integrate the input. Do not let ANY single source dominate your analysis.

are large territorial countries. Russia,Usa, China,India, Pakistan. One nuclear blast within those countries will stay within those countries. If any country wants to nuke Israel then just about every other country bordering Israel will get blasted as well. For the fun of it go take a look at the size of Israel. So many Israeli bashers here have no idea about the little country Israel.

iran with nukes is a threat to the US. iran support terrorists that want to kill us. why would they not sell or rather give them nuke material so that they can attack the US homeland? I dont care if the chance of that is 1%. If it exists, then it must be dealt with. Do you honestly think the people of iran will not rise up against the govt nuke program when they lose a city? The safety of america comes first. If you pose a threat and dont stop, then dont cry about the outcome.

Remember Deborah and Barak? Deborah charged forward and saved her people; Barak was a coward. Sounds very much like another Barak. Bibi---be a Deborah, follow G-d's guidance and stand strong for your country. You have nothing to fear.

Duck! A leader more powerful than you can imagine will intervene for Israel and your precious Iran and all the idiots who refuse to support Israel won't even know what hit them.

Not because Iran is getting nukes but simply because the pressure on this illegitimate entity is builing so much that the leaders and the followers are committing major errors leading to it's end, soon!

Duh!! Ya think? No kidding,etc,etc. This is so stupid,it's funny...

"whether the engineering design and computer modelling studies aimed at producing a new design for the payload chamber of a missile were for a nuclear payload;" - IAEA Report paragraph 42 This is a valid question because the problems of integrating different types of warhead into a missile are often quite different. Aside from questions of recovering payloads launched into space this is not really a 'dual use' question. Why are these details 'just now' being revealed? They are not. These are ongoing issues brought up repeatedly. The IAEA is on board for the imposition of greater sanctions. There is intense frustration in the IAEA with Iran. The IAEA is quite correct in pressing these matters and shies away from drawing the conclusion that these questions prove anything except that Iran's intentions must be viewed with suspicion and it's failure to comply with IAEA request the last few years is unacceptable. I agree.

For those that read the report a bit of information about dual-use technologies. Section E, paragraph 42, mentions a number of serious questions. For example, the precision detonators firing simultaneously and 'exploding bridge wire' detonators can be used in nuclear weapons. The WW II Fat Man used exploding bridge wire detonators. Modern weapons use the much smaller, reliable and effective 'Slapper' type detonator - but if one does not care about the weight and other penalties an exploding bridge wire detonator will do the job. These also have other uses. Mining, quarrying, where electrical and radio emissions make blasting caps unreliable, and in explosive hydroforming of metals. This is why the IAEA and I are concerned that Iran be forced to explain in detail what the interest is and how and why they are being developed. Uranium Tetraflouride, UF4, is a precursor to Uranium Hexflouride which is what is used in the enrichment cascades. It can also be used to make Uranium metal.

Asia Times Online, Kaveh Afrasiabi wrote that "even David Albright, a former weapons inspector [and no friend of Iran] admitted that 'so many pieces are missing' in the US's allegations" about the laptop. Far more competent and qualified than Albright is Scott Ritter. The former UN weapons inspector and marine intelligence office er. He makes it plain as daylight that the documents and the laptop are not worth diddly squat. A more recent scoop from the UK Times [Murdoch]on a neutron initiator trigger supposedly being researched by Iran also looks a complete put up job. Philip Giraldi, who was a CIA counterterrorism official from 1976 to 1992 has said, "intelligence sources say that the United States had nothing to do with forging the document, and that Israel is the primary suspect." Giraldi blew the lid on the Niger forgeries that Bush and Cheney conjured up. He also said, "The Rupert Murdoch chain has been used extensively to publish false intelligence from the Israelis and occasionally from the British government," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIAmNcO4QTI

aren't you forgetting something? israel really doesn't the ability to do it all on its own.

What?? OH my God. They have had them since 1985 in the summer. I think now we are passed that fear and Clinton is been telling people to block the knowledge passed to the people like they are doing in USA by government censorship we need to go back to our way. Israel is Israel. We asked for their help we did not say take over. She says I am to young when did William Clinton get impeached. Really wasnt the deal if Clinton went back in office she could be prosecuted for the charges in Arkansas and the Monica and Paula Jones relation.No relation to my adopted family.I get Hillary a powerful woman using a man as Bill to be President thru and then he humiliates her. She even went so far as to get his affair put on tv.Leah could relate so could every other woman who leads for so long by veil and shield using her lesser intelligent husband. I like Bill nice guy.What a slut.I watched the impeachment hearings yesterday at work.Wow Hillary your right I am impressed.Cornmeal.Rankoo-Karoon

As if we thought they are making the Purim donuts...

the i.a.e.a. does not do its work well. it has to deal with all countries which have atom bombs. it is about time for a democratic-chosen, supra-national world-parliament and world-government into service of/for all mankind!

Attacking Iran over a nuclear bomb would be in the national interest of Israel, but not really of the US. We have lived in MAD with several nuclear-armed nations and done quite well. If Israel's national interests are more important to you than those of the US you should consider aliyah.

"- 1967 when Israel attacked it`s neighbors - Lebanon 2006 - Cast Lead If you truly believe what you posted here today then I am astounded at the level of ignorance that you show. Please go and do some research before you post such rubbish. Read a few books, check the internet (Not the Muslim Jihadist sites that you obviously read) and then come back and tell us about Israels "attacks" in 1967, Lebanon and Gaza. I am surprised that you did not mention Israels "attacks" in 1948 and 1973. Neil we are so glad that you have given us he answer to all the ME problems from Auckland New Zealand the center of the universe.

BRILLIANT ! I can hardly stand the light it is so bright !

"Iran will never give up enrichment - at any price. Even the threat of military attack will not stop us," the Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said. So, there we have it. The final curtain call. The regime may already have an "off the shelf nuclear device" or an indigenous Fat Man. Why not.? Simply, because they are thumping their noses at the World. I wonder whether the Dubai Affair has any relation..? The military option may well not have been stated just for diplomatic pressure. Then again, we the common folk are only fed the news as released by governments. Good night.

Same lack of credibility. "It also details questions Iran has refused to answer about evidence that it may have worked on the difficult problems of developing a warhead that could fit atop a missile" NYT This MEK Laptop crap that looks like a forgery due to a number of well known anomalies regarding the said photographed documents.Additionally the US refused to allow the laptop concerned to be forensically examined by independent computer experts due to security reasons.ie. It would likely reveal that the information had been manipulated at some point after it was first obtained. See Scott Ritter.Former U.N. weapons inspector and Marine intelligence officer. http://www.radiodujour.com/people/ritter_scott/index.shtml

Report GOV/1009/74 was 7 pages long, GOV/2010/10 is 10 pages long. There is more detail in the report but no revelations. The latest is clearly intended to justify a recommendation for more sanctions. I hope that is the result, and the IAEA Board and Security Council will impose further sanctions. I suggest EVERYONE read Section E carefully so as to understand what the actual concerns of the IAEA about the potential for a bomb project are. They concern dual-use technologies which the IAEA considers it necessary for Iran to explain and document further. This report goes into great detail about this. The danger of Iran developing a breakout capability is certainly present and certainly needs to be addressed. But there is no smoking gun in GOV/2010/10 no matter what someone is telling you. They won't tell you where to read it. I have. http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/ Dr., Lewis - and I - are 'grateful, as always, to that little bird in Vienna.'

Ha Ha Haaretz: more fun than a comic book

Past IAEA reports on Iran are available at http://www.iaea.or.at/NewsCenter/Focus/IaeaIran/iaea_reports.shtml All of the REAL reports going back to 2003 are there to read. This game where fraudulent and lurid claims are 'leaked' before the reports are released and then no one bothers to find out if the claims were ACTUALLY in the reports has gone on long enough.

"It`s pretty clear that the IAEA believe that Iran is trying to develop a nuke." - Peter Williams That might be what the article says, but that is not what the IAEA Report GOV/2010/10 says. We see this every time one of the reports is due, there are some breathless accounts in the press about the 'confidential report', making assertions which turn out to not be in the actual report when it is accepted by the IAEA Board and published. This has been countered in recent years by the actual reports being made available to responsible people who make them available BEFORE their release so that those of us who want to know, can. In no case has the version leaked to Arms Control Wonk turned out to be phony. I see people repeating rumors from sources who someone at the IAEA has been happily proving to be liars. The BIG problem is that reporters - and folks like you Peter - never bother to read the real reports. Detailed, scrupulous, reports which are free and only require your time.

Forgive me, Jane-from-Palm-Beach, but which country has invaded a veritable legion of other countries over for the past 60 years? Iran? Nicaragua? Vietnam? El Salvador? Chile? No, the answer is the USA and its side-kicks, including of course the US's most loyal and subservient side-kick, the UK. Who has actually dropped atom bombs on people? Pakistan? China? No. The USA. Who, then, is the 'rogue state'? Rogue empire, more like. Colin Powell stood up told lies (and knew he was telling lies) to the UN Security Council so that George W. Bush and Co - thank you, Florida! - could have their war. It is the USA and their massive military machine we all have to fear. The questions many people in the litany of invaded countries - in South and Central America as well as Asia - might well be asking is: "Why do they hate us?"

The majority of american people are rapidly losing faith in Obama. I am one of the minority who never had faith in him to begin with. Come the next election, he will be voted out of office. No need for him to step down. Democracy is a beautiful thing. Something Iran should try but never will because it is bent on tyranny and destruction.

it's been one year now that obama is leading the US it seems like the Iranian bomb is just an israeli concern. the whole world is looking for its own interest Russia and china are playing down the iranian threat the US is talking the language of diplomacy and appeasement with Iran ! Obama is a very weak president that is endangering the stability of all the region his politic in america and in the middle east is a big failure because he is acting as if there were no other alternative but to let the iranian developping their bomb ! it's time for israel to wake up before it will be too late and face the iranian ayatollah no matter the consequences for the american in the region !

The only way Iran to survive is to build nuke weapons,against possible attacks from USA and Israel.Lesson from Iraq and Afghanistan.The snake is most dangerous when dying.

So,the UN's IAEA has for the first time expressed concern that Iran may be working on ways to turn enriched uranium into a nuclear warhead,instead of having stopped several years ago as it previously found.Funny how Mohamed ElBaradei's critics were right all along.Now with the UN report & Iran's own claim this week that it had gone nuclear,Ms Clinton tells the world via Al-Arabiya television:"Obviously,we don't want Iran to become a nuclear weapons power,but we are not planning anything other than going for sanctions." What happened to the old "every option was on the table"?With sanctions having more holes than Swiss cheese,ElBaradei's constant refusal to acknowledge Iran's true ambitions& Obama's shrinking resolve to offer little more than rehtoric & a policy of "come to the table & engage constructively",we are faced with more Iranian stall tactics & the growing reality of a nuclear & aggressive Iran.In the meantime everyone is focused on Dubai & Mossad.Time for a reality check.

It's pretty clear that the IAEA believe that Iran is trying to develop a nuke. Obama accused them of the same only 2 weeks ago, that was a significant comment from the US leader. The European leaders are also united in their concerns. This is no longer like Iraq, there is a consensus of opinion amongst those in the know. You just have to accept the fact that not all the intelligence gathered on the Iranian nuke program makes it onto armscontrolwonk.com.

We don't give two **** about assumptions or "concerns" We want Cold HARD evidence of Iran making a bomb before you decide to put EVERYONES lives in danger.

Oh please, stop talking and more sanctions and for last, chapter 7 of UNSC.

Several of whom were interviewed on tv last week and proudly claimed their goal is to destroy Israel. This was said in the background of Iran developing as a "nuclear power". Crikey. Walks like a duck. Quacks like a duck. Looks like a duck. If the Iranians repeatedly say they want to destroy Israel and that despite sitting on some of the world's largest oil reserves they must develop nuclear power for "peaceful purposes", then what will it take to convince a supposedly smart person like you? Why would they be constantly developing the ability to produce weapons grade material if they want peace? For a smart guy, you're pretty slow...

Read the report yourself. The IAEA does not say that Iran may be developing an atom bomb. It says the IAEA has what it considers sound reason to ask questions and that it is not getting satisfactory answers. There is a major propaganda campaign on right now by the US and Israel and the misrepresentation of the contents of IAEA GOV/2010/10 has become part of that campaign. I have seen efforts to stampede people to war many times in my life and when I see distortion of the sort as the breathless 'leaks' about a report I let people know. I share the IAEA concerns over dual-use technology. I share the concern over the possibility of developing a break-out capability. I support additional sanctions. I also watched how intel was cherry picked, hyped and even lied about to justify Escalation in Vietnam and Invading Iraq. Read the report. Read the reports on the IAEA website for the last few years. Compare that to the twaddle we have - and are - being fed by propagandists and think.

Bomb Iran, and continue to exist; or wait for Iran to bomb you. Are Jews so stupid, they can't understand that? If you're not for you, then who? The Americans? Don't expect the US to do for you, what you won't do for yourselves.

Could nt agree more!!!!!!!!!!

You're just kidding right? Do you actually have any question about Iran's attempted nuke making or what they plan to do once they have it? Worst case - the entire region fries, less dramatic outcome - Iran holds the world by the balls. Either way it looks like many are rooting for the former but willing to accept the later. Someone better do something and soon!

So you believe that Iran would quit its nuclear program if Israel suddenly signed the NPT? What about America's nukes? I bet Iranians want to deter America too, especially America's past regarding nuclear weapons, don't they? Do you think America should become a non-nuclear state too? BTW, the fact that Iran is a NPT member just makes everything worse. If they get nukes, we can all consider NPT dead. And I think they will, this will have consequences beyond the Middle East.

This is another nonstory that is trumpeted in Israel to focus on Iran. Iran has every right to have nuclear technology and as a signatory to the agreement can produce and enrich uranium. Israel on the other hand has weapons, has demonstrated that they will attack and start wars is the one that should be under the scope. It is time the world deal with the rogue state of Israel and force them to abide by international law.

What in the world would they want a nuke for--perhaps to achieve their stated goal of wiping Israel off the map? Oh it can't be, right? They just need it because they don't have any oil. What a bunch of loosers that IAEA. Perhaps they shoud appoint someone interested in the TRUTH to deal with Iran and its bomb making capabilities. If Israel waits for the UN Hiroshima will look like a kindergarten by comparison. IDIOTS!!!!

I am being sarcastic!

As always the latest IAEA Report on Iran makes an interesting read. It is not yet available on the IAEA site, but is available at Arms Control Wonk http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/ It is pretty clear that this report has not been read by some of the reporters who are running with the 'leaks' about it. The BIG news is that Iran has finally got a 10 centrifuge cascade of IR-2ms running. As well as a same sized cascade of IR-4 centriguges. Iran has now managed a cascade producing 19.8% enriched Uranium in small quantities. No centrifuges have been installed in the Fordow plant. Section E. as always involves discussion of "Possible Military Dimensions." This time it goes into more specifics about the nature of the information it has, and details questions it wants Iran to address. Paragraph 45 makes a strong case for the IAEA to request sanctions as a means of pressuring Iran to further cooperation. It does not claim in any way that Iran is on the verge of building a bomb.

Beware this sudden sea-change in information management, this stuff is exactly the same sort of garbage we got relentlessly in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq. And what exactly did they find in Iraq? A dictator hiding in a hole in the ground is what they found. The Masters of War are at it again. We won't get fooled again? Oh yes, we will, we get fooled every time. Next thing, they'll be flashing pictures - satellite pictures, just like the shameful Colin Powell did at the UN Security Council. All they need is some outdated post-grad's PhD thesis from which to plagiarise and a couple dozen faked photos.

It is about time that Iran or another Muslim state in the ME got a Nuclear Bomb to balance the Nuclear weapons that Israel has. I for one like a balance of power. It has been shown time and again where there is a disproportionate level of power, the country that holds the power mis-uses it. Note - 1967 when Israel attacked it's neighbors - Lebanon 2006 - Cast Lead The US attack on Iraq. It is only when the balance of power is renewed that peace will come. Either with the Iranian Nuclear weapons or without the Israeli Nuclear weapons.

Vik, you are putting a leash around the nick of all Americans and dragging them everywhere you want. Eventually, Americans would wake up and this joke will come to an end. Even the evangelical christians who supprt you the most, say that one day we (evangelical Christians) are going to turn our back to them.

The US is in no position financially or militarily to attack another country - couch generals who never have served and do better in an office desk than as a grunt should not talk. Christians should not inflame the arab world anymore - how are they treated in Islamic countries or in Israel? Not very good. If Iran wants a nuke ; let them - pakistan has one and no one cares and Al Quaeda and the Taliban are there!

Of the course the UN is behind....3 YEARS Behind

its abilities to enrich to 20% ? So IAEA dares to contradict Bambi the Saviour ? ! Fire the whole bunch!

"I may be Jesus" You should take the above as serious as you do this article and the whole Iran saga.

what a joke... of course they are building a bomb

Obama cannot stop Israel's hypocrisy, the vast majority of voters know this. If Israel can have nukes, then why can't Iran? These days, Israel is more rogue and belligerent than Iran ever has. And the unravelling assassination plot in Dubai is reason enough for Iranians to protect themselves from the crazies running Israel at the moment.

Obama will not step down and the majority of the American people, except your likes, want him to stay. You want the world to go to hell, just for the sake of Israel?

now that baradei's gone, the truth will emerge.

Sorry, there's been so much BS over supposed Iraqi and Iranian WMDs that I don't believe anything anymore unless I can see the original information and weigh it up for myself.

Don't cricize Iran for developing it's own atomic industry if Israel itself posesses illegal atomic weapons and an industry and doesn't allow inspections by the IAEA, which Iran does.

Iran wants a nuke, period. Everybody with common sense knows this. So we have two questions: 1) Will the world be a safer place with Iran in possession of nukes? and if not 2) More importantly what can be done to prevent it and how far should the world be willing to go to stop it? Iran is a terrorist country that sponsors terrorism around the world and wants to control the entire ME. To stop Iran it may take military action and we will need Arab countries to support and take part in that action. Otherwise it will be portrayed as a religious war. So countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and Jordan will have to decide whether that feel comfortable with Iran calling the shots. We are at a turning point in world history with people who have little regard for human life wanting control of the most deadly weapons on the planet, we will have to choose sides.

not maybe but 4 sure IRAN is about to do such this . israel has many nuke-warheads , so why can,t IRAN work 2 defend itself against israel and any threat .IRANIAN scientist carved all nuke tech. in thier brains . bombing IRAN wouldn,t stop thier aim : to manufacture nuke devices.it,s a matter of .....short time .

from Iran's scheming. And it has suceeded-EU has no intention of sanctionnng Iran ,preferring attacking Israel ,even without any proof and even if the "victom" was a Hamas goon.

I would like to tell our isreali brothers that iran is not after the destruction of isreal as it well understands the consequnces of such moves but rather it is building a strong defense mechanism to deter any arab and western threat than may accure becouse as we and the realistic isreali brothers well know that the enemy of us both are the wahabi&salafi islams.

We are all looking at this story and thinking that Iran will never do that. Their plan from day one is to Build a bomb, why do we think they will abandoned that plan. The danger here is once they get it, they will also give it to all their allies. Israel, yahweh is on your side, History can validate that. Love you all.

Everybody else has known that for a very long time now but the IAEA has only just caught on... some nuclear watchdog they turned out to be.

this the only thing you can do

I guess we have to thank Israel for the countries that are developing their atomic weapons.

Is this a joke?

ok so now what do we do?

Hey, here's a great idea. I hear the Israeli diplomatic corps has some meetings scheduled with the leaders of England and France about some unimportant issues like passport stealing. Why don't they take the opportunity of the meetings to ask these friendly countries to help us out with Iran? If they won't do it, just smear'em! Yeah!

For all those that voted to Obama, remember he said he would not allow a nuke iran. Its not too late to attack iran. Obama should be forced to step aside if he wont give the order to stop iran at any cost.