Michael Roston notes that, during his time at RANSAC, he sat in on a briefing from someone from Livermore who made the case that the Bushehr is not suitable for a nuclear weapons program. That technical fact leads to a political conclusion: The natural bargain is to assist Iran in completing Bushehr in exchange for …
National Labs Suspending Work on Iran?
by | 2004-10-29 | 1 Comment
I hear the Secretary of Energy has halted all work at the national laboratories on Iran. Why? There is no public explanation, but speculation centers on the role of DOE analysts in making the Administration look liars on the issue of those infamous Iraqi aluminum tubes At the time, the Bush Administration appears to have …
Iranian Enrichment Facility at Natanz
by | 2004-10-28 | No Comments
From Reuters today … [An opposition group] sparked the investigation of Iran’s nuclear programme when it said in August 2002 that Iran was hiding a massive underground uranium enrichment site at Natanz and a heavy-water production plant at Arak. The United States has highlighted the fact that the facility is underground as a major cause …
