On Iran Nuclear Effort, 2 Questions Split U.S. and Israel - NYTimes.com

On Iran Nuclear Effort, 2 Questions Split U.S. and Israel - NYTimes.com: "“Amazingly, some people refuse to acknowledge that Iran’s goal is to develop nuclear weapons,” Mr. Netanyahu said Monday evening in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a hawkish, pro-Israel lobbying group, dismissing the American arguments that Iran may be seeking only the option to build the ultimate weapon. “You see, Iran claims that it’s enriching uranium to develop medical research. Yeah, right.”"

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On Iran Nuclear Effort, 2 Questions Split U.S. and Israel - NYTimes.com

On Iran Nuclear Effort, 2 Questions Split U.S. and Israel - NYTimes.com: " how to calibrate the resumption of negotiations with Iran while continuing to accelerate sanctions and sabotage against its nuclear program. But they remained divided on two central questions: If Iran decided to race for a nuclear weapon, would the West detect that in time to stop it? And even if it were detected, would an airstrike be the best option?
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From the administration’s top ranks down, American officials say they would almost certainly detect a sprint to manufacture a weapon. Among the signs, they say, would be any move to evict international inspectors, "

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Global Economy | End Global Hunger.org

Global Economy | End Global Hunger.org: "Where should the US focus its efforts; eliminating the threat to the stability of the entire world- Iran’s enrichment of U-235 (Uranium isotope 235 enriched to a weapons grade product) or should we focus our efforts on helping supply a hungry world with our rich grain production capability.


By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD
Published: June 8, 2011
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Iran declared Wednesday that it planned this year to triple production of its most concentrated form of nuclear fuel, expanding its manufacturing efforts to a mountainous, once secret nuclear site buried deep underground. Atomic experts worry that the production of more concentrated fuel could bring Iran closer to the ability to rapidly make weapons-grade uranium for a bomb.
Iran declared Wednesday that it planned this year to triple production of its most concentrated form of nuclear fuel, expanding its manufacturing efforts to a mountainous, once secret nuclear site buried deep underground. Atomic experts worry that the production of more concentrated fuel could bring Iran closer to the ability to rapidly make weapons-grade uranium for a bomb"

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French gunman Mohammed Merah shot dead in police raid | The Envoy - Yahoo! News

French gunman Mohammed Merah shot dead in police raid | The Envoy - Yahoo! News: "a possible surrender, giving rise to speculation he might have committed suicide. "But when heavily armed paramilitary police entered the apartment through the door and several windows about 10:30 a.m., Gueant said, Merah burst out of the bathroom, blasting away with several weapons," the Washington Post's Edward Cody reported. Gueant said Mareh had fired at police before jumping out of the window where "he was found dead on the ground below.""

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China’s Missile Shield Plans | China Power

China’s Missile Shield Plans | China Power: "Also, China is far more opaque about its intentions than the US would like – not atypical for either rising powers or Asian cultures.’

An indirect result of Chinese secrecy was international condemnation of its decision in 2007 to conduct the ‘killing’ of a satellite. On January 11 of that year, China used a missile to destroy an aging Fengyun series weather satellite. The test was a success, but prompted an international outcry and concerns that it was further evidence that China had taken another step toward the militarization of space."

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Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel - NYTimes.com

Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel - NYTimes.com: "send Iran’s nuclear centrifuges spinning wildly out of control. Another seems right out of the movies: The computer program also secretly recorded what normal operations at the nuclear plant looked like, then played those readings back to plant operators, like a pre-recorded security tape in a bank heist, so that it would appear that everything was operating normally while the centrifuges were actually tearing themselves apart.

The attacks were not fully successful: Some parts of Iran’s operations ground to a halt, while others survived, according to the reports of international nuclear inspectors."

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Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel - NYTimes.com

Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel - NYTimes.com: "Though American and Israeli officials refuse to talk publicly about what goes on at Dimona, the operations there, as well as related efforts in the United States, are among the newest and strongest clues suggesting that the virus was designed as an American-Israeli project to sabotage the Iranian program.

In recent days, the retiring chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Meir Dagan, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton separately announced that they believed Iran’s efforts had been set back by several years. Mrs. Clinton cited American-led sanctions, which have hurt Iran’s ability to buy components and do business around the world."

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