Even UN Admits: Iran Will Have Nukes Very Soon
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the impotent International Atomic Energy Agency - or more specifically its head Mohamed ElBaradei, the man who allowed North Korea to go nuclear and Iraq to almost do so - has realized that Iran will have nuclear weapons in the next few months:
If Iran's Natanz enrichment plant becomes fully operational, the Iranians could be few months away from a nuclear weapon, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency told the British newspaper The Independent in an interview published Monday.
"If they start enriching this is a major issue and a serious concern for the international community," Mohamed ElBaradei told the newspaper. "I know they are trying to acquire the full fuel cycle. I know that acquiring the full fuel cycle means that a country is months away from nuclear weapons, and that applies to Iran and everybody else," he added.
He still is insisting that Israel not defend itself against the country that threatened last month to wipe it out with nuclear weapons, however, because (and this is a quote) "everybody would hurt." instead, presumably, Israel should trust to Iran's rationality or, failing that, the fortitude of the international community.
In other Iran-related news, Russia continues to reject sanctions against Iran, insisting that Iran has only peaceful intentions. Iran therefore joins Syria and North Korea as peaceful countries that Russia is actively shielding from international scrutiny. The US, noticing that with Russia's veto the UN is a dead end, is preparing sanctions outside the UN framework - as if the US didn't already have sanctions on Iran or as if sanctions would stop an oil rich theocracy hell bent on getting nuclear weapons and eradicating 'the Zionist cancer'.
If Iran's Natanz enrichment plant becomes fully operational, the Iranians could be few months away from a nuclear weapon, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency told the British newspaper The Independent in an interview published Monday.
"If they start enriching this is a major issue and a serious concern for the international community," Mohamed ElBaradei told the newspaper. "I know they are trying to acquire the full fuel cycle. I know that acquiring the full fuel cycle means that a country is months away from nuclear weapons, and that applies to Iran and everybody else," he added.
He still is insisting that Israel not defend itself against the country that threatened last month to wipe it out with nuclear weapons, however, because (and this is a quote) "everybody would hurt." instead, presumably, Israel should trust to Iran's rationality or, failing that, the fortitude of the international community.
In other Iran-related news, Russia continues to reject sanctions against Iran, insisting that Iran has only peaceful intentions. Iran therefore joins Syria and North Korea as peaceful countries that Russia is actively shielding from international scrutiny. The US, noticing that with Russia's veto the UN is a dead end, is preparing sanctions outside the UN framework - as if the US didn't already have sanctions on Iran or as if sanctions would stop an oil rich theocracy hell bent on getting nuclear weapons and eradicating 'the Zionist cancer'.
