• Iran seeks 8 new nuclear reactors
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[QUOTE]Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for up to eight reactors in the Islamic state, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how this might affect six global powers' talks with Iran addressing disputed aspects of its nuclear program. Iran has resisted demands for cuts in its uranium enrichment capacity, pointing to plans for a future network of nuclear power stations. Western powers want any lasting agreement with Iran to put to rest suspicions that it could develop nuclear weapons-making ability through enrichment. Iran denies any such intent. The talks ended last week with little progress; they are to resume in Vienna in June. Russia, one of the six powers, built Iran's only operating nuclear power reactor, at Bushehr. "Russia and Iran may sign an intergovernmental agreement this year on building from four to eight nuclear reactors, and, under the deal, the contract for the construction of the first two reactors as additions to Bushehr," the source said. State nuclear corporation Rosatom said earlier it was in talks with Iran on the potential construction of more reactors there but revealed no details. Rosatom officials could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday. Longstanding Western fears that the Bushehr project could yield spent fuel of use in nuclear weapons — something it denies it is seeking to do — receded after Iran promised to send the material back to Russia.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/iran-may-get-8-new-russian-built-nuclear-reactors/500737.html[/url]
I think nuclear power is great, but Iran would be stupid not to try building WMDs, which isn't a good thing.
[QUOTE=Falubii;44901886]I think nuclear power is great, but Iran would be stupid not to try building WMDs, which isn't a good thing.[/QUOTE] No, they would be stupid to try.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;44901937]They are already under heavy sanctions, no-one wants to invade them, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.[/QUOTE] The first nation to ever be an action hero.
[QUOTE=ilikecorn;44901937]They are already under heavy sanctions, no-one wants to invade them, they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.[/QUOTE] During the Korean war, the USA bombed North Korean dams and infrastructure killing millions due to the destruction of agriculture. Fast forward a few decades, Israel says that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons is seen as a threat to Israel's existence. If Iran tries to develop weapons the same thing could happen with Israel and Iran, ending up with Iran being bombed and people dying. Israel wouldn't really need to do a lot to cripple Iran, and I don't see how people dying is considered "nothing to lose." With NSA survilleance and attacks like stuxnet, I don't see how Iran would develop the weapons in secret. They are decades away from being able to create nuclear weapons, so building them in secret is virtually impossible.
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