The New York Times ran an interesting article in the science section on Tuesday about Iran’s nuclear program. The story was prompted by the release from Iran of photos of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tour of the Natanz nuclear facility.
The photos are considered a bonanza for arms control experts and analysts. And they are fascinating. Who knew that centrifuges were so small?
The photos are likely to give ammunition to both sides of the Iran nuclear debate. The article reveals some telling details (like what was the defense minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, doing there if the program is for peaceful purposes only?) that will likely play a key role as we hear more about Iran going forward.
The big question for me is, why release these photos at all? What is Iran up to?
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 10:00 pm |
What was the defense minister doing there? Gee, like the US and Israel haven’t been threatening to bomb the place over and over again.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 5:59 pm |
[...] Iran, of course, is already doing their own uranium enrichment. [...]