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More on Iran’s Ad to buy Nuclear Reactors

May 4, 2007 - 1:19 pm - by Claudia Rosett
OmegaPaladin
2007-05-06 22:15:55

Nice reporting, Ms. Rosett.

Mr. Adams – As a fan of the Atomic Show, I find it disheartening to hear that you are once again making the case for the mullahs having nuclear energy. You are right to say that Iran has valid reasons for wanting a nuclear energy program. However, Iran lacks sufficient domestic uranium reserves to go it alone, and turned down an offer of Russian pre-enriched fuel. They do have enough for some bombs, though. That’s without considering the crazy rhetoric they keep on chanting. Israel is a one bomb state? The Holocaust never happened? This is beyond “not being nice”, this is salivating at the chance to kill Jews.

Do you realize what kind of negative impact on the nuclear power industry a nation successfully transitioning from civilian to military would be? Now think for a moment that they actually use nuclear weaponry on Israel in a mad attempt to bring about the apocalypse. Aside from the massive human tragedy, the nuclear industry is going to get hit with the worst stigma since Chernobyl. (The Greens would love it – nuclear power and Israel gone in one swoop!)

I’m all for nuclear expansion, but let’s actually be realistic here.