ISIS has published the full text of the new DG Report on Implementation of Safeguards in Iran. Eight cascades were operating and being fed on May 13, but don’t seem to be linked into a single unit: Since the Director General’s last report, Iran has fed approximately 260 kg of UF6 into the cascades at …
Iraqi Scientists In Iran?
by | 2007-05-22 | 3 Comments
Rob Stein at Mother Jones has this crazy idea that “missing [Iraqi] nuclear scientists made their way to Tehran, where they would have been welcomed with open arms and fat paychecks.” But as recently as February of this year, Iran was thought to have just slightly over 300 centrifuges. Where did they get the technical …
Larijani tries to resign, for the 5th time
by | 2007-05-22 | 8 Comments
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has apparently tried to resign five times in the last few months. As in his earlier attempts, the resignation was rejected by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Why does Larijani want out? Asharq Al Awsat, a Saudi newspaper, reports that, well, Ahmadinejad is annoying. From Mideastwire.com: Asharq Al Awsat, an independent …
Russian HEU + AQ Khan = New Nuke Book
by | 2007-05-21 | 6 Comments
In the New York Times this past weekend, Jonathan Raban reviews the new book by William Langewieshe (yes, I’ve been wondering too… it’s long-gah-vee-shuh). The Atomic Bazaar combines Langewieshe’s pieces from the Atlantic Monthly, one on smuggling nuclear materials from Russia and the others on the A.Q. Khan network (part 1 and part 2). Raban …
