Thursday, February 12, 2004
Here we go again, watching a country weasel around trying to pretend cooperation to keep the world guessing.
FT.com: Iran fails to declare nuclear design
The new findings come at a time of heightened concern about nuclear proliferation after the discovery of the rogue procurement network headed by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the so-called father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb...
...The new information comes as the UK, France and Germany continue to press Iran to suspend uranium-enrichment activities. This was part of an agreement reached in Tehran last October, but the parties have since disagreed on the interpretation of the suspension clause.
To the frustration of the Europeans, Tehran is believed to have continued to assemble centrifuges, which European governments consider a failure to fulfil obligations under the agreement.
"We're going to have quite a difficult period between now and the next [IAEA] board meeting," said a western official on Wednesday...
And the US isn't sitting idly...well, we are for the moment:
US warns Iran over nuclear plans:
Inspectors reportedly found designs for a uranium centrifuge, which is capable of producing weapons-grade material.
The Islamic republic has again denied that its nuclear programme is being used for military purposes...