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Other high US, European and Israeli officials also believe Iran poses no threat, has no ongoing military nuclear program, and has no likely intention to initiate one. Claiming otherwise is spurious and inflammatory.
Experts have known it for years. So have major media scoundrels, but until now said otherwise, while at the same time, trying to have it both ways.
Another February 24 Times article headlined, "Atomic Agency Says Iran Is Making Fuel at Protected Site," saying:
IAEA "inspectors reported on Friday that Iran was moving more rapidly to produce nuclear fuel than many outsiders expected, at a deep underground (Fordo) site....The report is likely to inflame the debate over whether Iran is nearing what Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, calls entering a 'zone of immunity.' "According to National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor:
"....Iran's actions demonstrate why (it) has failed to convince the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful."
Fordo's enriching uranium to 20% purity. Previous reports called it crossing the line toward developing nuclear weapons.
In fact, Iran uses a small reactor to produce medical isotopes that require 20% enrichment. On site IAEA cameras monitor operations. So do agency inspections. No evidence suggests diverting uranium for military purposes. Yet the canard's frequently raised.
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