Iran: We will join 'world nuclear club' within a month
Iran news agency: Construction of nuclear power plant and 40 megawatt research reactor 70% finished.
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies Tags: Iran China Iran nuclearIran announced that it will join the "world nuclear club" within a month and will be capable of deterring possible attacks on the country, the Iranian Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
"No country would even think about attacking Iran after Iran's membership in the club," said Behzad Soltani, deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, according to the report.
Soltani added that the construction of a 360 megawatt nuclear power plant and a 40 megawatt research reactor in Iran's central city of Arak are 70 percent finished.
He also said that the developments will help treat 850,000 cancer patients.
"We do not intend to use the peaceful nuclear energy merely for generating electricity and energy, rather our next step would be expanding use of this technology for purposes other than energy and fuel production so that foodstuff, proteins and vegetables are preserved for a longer time and with a higher quality through radiation," Soltani said, according to Fars.
He added that the technology will also increase economic growth and prosperity in Iran.
"This means Iran's mighty nuclear independence intermingled with economic growth, expansion of technology and political power in the international arena," Behzadi said.
Iran earlier on Tuesday expressed doubts that China will back the U.S. and European drive for renewed United Nations Security Council sanctions against it.
U.S. officials said Monday China was ready to work with the U.S. on possible sanctions.
Chinese spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama that China and the United States share the same overall goal on the Iranian nuclear issue.
But Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday athat Tehran does not view the statement as Chinese approval for the U.S. stance.
"Our interpretation [of the statement] is different," Mehmanparast said, but would not elaborate.
Mehmanparast added that both China and Russia would attend a two-day international nuclear disarmament conference starting on April 17 in Tehran.
At least 15 foreign ministers would attend the meeting, he said.
Although the conference is supposed to deal with nuclear disarmament, observers say that the meeting is another effort by Iran to seek international acknowledgement for its nuclear policies and expose renewed sanctions as irrelevant.
Iran has persistently dismissed international concerns that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
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iran presented its cv to the club for approval : 10 to 35 dirty bombs aquired from dismantled ussr states + hundreds of long-range rockets + army of 800 thousand troops + proxies to serve iran,s interests .
All hail Iran the powerful nuclear state with long standing double digit inflation and unemployment, a starved private sector, and a massive brain drain. How pathetic, the Persia of centuries past was a cultural and trading powerhouse that gave art and science to the world. Now it is a renter state that exports oil, violence, and educated men and women who want to live free.
Israel!
My cousin has visited Iran. It is very clean and well organized nation. They have plenty of oil that North Korea do not have. They have a lot of minerals. They have a lot of fertile lands and they produce a lot of food. They have a lot of water. They are also very creative. It is easy to sit in a dry wall house and think your house is sturdier than the other ones who built it with stones. keep wishing guys. The world has changed so get used to it.
The agony of the fact that Iran?s spiritual leaders including its president believe in martyrdom. They do not mind to scarify part of their population as long Iran retain its super power in the Middle East like the Shah of Iran had once.
This won't last long. Israel has nukes and they can see behind the scenes exactly what is going. A lot of the average people i know are saying 'Iran, what about Israels nukes too' Bibi giving orders, having a big say in what goes on at the nuclear summit, the world is noticing. Very much like this other Harretz article. Israel police uncovers organ trafficking ring in north- http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1161405.html And you scream 'Blood libel' The world has eyes and ears.
So a Russian built power reactor is going to come on line in the next few months - using Russian provided fuel, as Iran's program is many years behind schedule. Big Freaking Deal. The Arak research reactor is also years behind schedule and the single P-1 cascade at the Natanz pilot plant is not producing usable fuel to keep the Tehran Research Reactor running. Iran flapping it's noise hole because there is a MAJOR summit going on which is intended to get the world behind a unified attempt to make proliferation harder. Spell that Iran's program which is outlaw and may well be intended to develop a break-out capability.
Iranians will not win in this.
On 11 Feb declared themselves a nuclear State. Soon now to be a member of the World Nuclear Club. Made clear is that oft used North korean view that once a member of that gang no one fools with you again. Spiced it up with socio/economic spinoffs as well. Anyway seemingly unperturbed iran proceeds and will it stop? No.
Do me a favor. Just shut the heck up. It looks like Iran is following Saddam's old policy of beating his chest and insinuating to his neighbors that he is powerful and has weapons of mass destruction when in fact he had nothing. All Iran can do with such bravado is bring sanctions upon it and unite the world against it.
Interesting to read the official chinese new agency website (XINHUANET) and compare to the political hogwash put out by Obama white house spinmeisters. To quote the headline from the english language china edition "China says sanctions cannot resolve Iran Nuclear Issue". So much for Obama's wishful thinking. Of course, to desperate politicians like Obama, reality is not important, as long as you give network news an opportunity to parrot your lies.
make peace with iran which means you have to make a just peace with palestine first....which means you cannot do anything out of character...and you wont make a 'just peace' with anyone because you are chosen and above laws and 'jiustice'....wait and see...you are just a memory
Yes, Iran will obtain nuclear weapons, even if the mullahs are overthrown. Having spent about a quarter of the nations GDP on obtaining credible nuclear weapons capability, do you really think any Iranian regime would simply throw it all in the trash?
So long as your purposes are entirely peacefull, congratulations to you.
Iran has been operating a reactor for 40 years. As always with Iranian statements the Bragg far exceeds the Fact.
Hmmmm, I can't wait to sink my teeth into that radioactive Halal!
If Iran goes nuclear, anyone who cares about their future will be making plans to leave, now.