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February 20, 2009

Gee, Who Could Have Seen This Coming?

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you

Iran has built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb, United Nations officials acknowledged on Thursday.

In a development that comes as the Obama administration is drawing up its policy on negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme, UN officials said Iran had produced more nuclear material than previously thought.

They said Iran had accumulated more than one tonne of low enriched uranium hexafluoride at a facility in Natanz.

If such a quantity were further enriched it could produce more than 20kg of fissile material – enough for a bomb.

“It appears that Iran has walked right up to the threshold of having enough low enriched uranium to provide enough raw material for a single bomb,” said Peter Zimmerman, a former chief scientist of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Boy, we better give them a stern talking to now, eh?

And maybe get Hans Brix to write a strong letter.

Now I'm definitely drinking this weekend.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at February 20, 2009 07:54 AM

Comments

Im sure Hans is firing up the old Word processor as we speak!

Posted by: Val Prieto at February 20, 2009 08:44 AM

You are wurfress Alreck Bahlween!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at February 20, 2009 09:28 AM

Even now, Hillary is practicing her infamous "stern wagging finger", just so the Iranians get the point.

Posted by: JeffS at February 20, 2009 09:49 AM

If the UN acknowledges enough for one bomb you can be sure the Iranians have more than that.


Posted by: Retread at February 20, 2009 10:29 AM

Obama will no doubt threaten not to pay their mortgage and gas bills.

Posted by: Ebola at February 20, 2009 02:55 PM

Well that's just ducky. A terrorist regime has nuclear weapons and we have to rely on the Hudsucker Proxy to deal with it.

I seriously doubt the ending will be comedic.

Posted by: Gunslinger at February 20, 2009 05:18 PM

It is at times like these that I am at least grateful Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't give a fuck what anyone thinks.

Posted by: Dave J at February 21, 2009 09:24 AM