Since Iran stated that their Nuclear program was peaceful...?

Question

why is the entire western trying as hard as possible to stop it?
Doesn't Iran have the Right of Nuclear energy?
be free and state your opinion.

Answer 1

Because we want to control the middle eastern region for oil.

Iran has done a lot of things in the past to make the world not trust them, and the US is going to do everything in their power to make sure Iran is seen as the enemy to gain control of the region.

I think that if Iran worked in such a way that would adequately satisfy the UN that they are on the path of nuclear energy then yes they have every right to attain that goal. However with the lack of support from the interational community I dont think they will ever get that chance.

Currently they are still 10-15 years away from having the capicity to have a nuclear weapon, but the US is still going after them when in North Korea they ALREADY have nukes, yet we do nothing. In fact North Korea is getting ready to do nuclear testing - and we do nothing. (South Korea and China were the only ones that said anything on this issue)

If NK already has nukes and Iran doesnt - there is OBVIOUSLY another reason why we are going after them!!

Iran has some issues, but it would be fair if we could hear more than the 3 second sound byte to understand their side of the issue.

I wish that the US would use our nuclear sites for energy then we would solve the energy crisis - its cheap, easy, and available in abundant supply!

Answer 2

Do you think the intent is to only produce energy, when Iran is sitting on one of the largest oil reserves in the world?

Are you naive?

Considering the widespread terrorism they spread throughout the world, when they get a nuke, and they will unless someone stops them, they will detonate it, and the test area for the first one will not be the open sea or desert, try NYC or LA

Answer 3

Thats the same thing I was wondering. The enrichment process for both power and weapon grade uranium. There is no difference between the two, they have to be pure enough to put out a large sum of energy. Everyone I ask just repeats the same thing their T.V. and George Bush tells them. "Iran is evil, they're terrorists, they're making nuclear weapons." Iran has been working on this nuclear power program for a few years now. Whats the deal? They also regurgitate that "He wants to destroy the Isrealis and kill Americans!" As far as what I read and heard from his own mouth, is that he wants Isrealis out of palestine, part of his home country. And he wants death to the American and british governments, for the way they lie and "blind the eyes of their own people". Hell, I wish for the same thing. Bring the Israelis over here for all I care. Let the colonize some backwoods place that the governments hoarding. Finally, I conclude. Let this man have his nuclear power. If he uses it for bad, then we will destroy him. But until then, we have no place to say he can or can't do anything.

Answer 4

If Iran achieves nukes it will be a regional super-power and will check the ability of Isreal. Thus it is in the vital interest of the U.S. to stop this as we send billions to Isreal to prop its military up.

Also, Iran is involved in nafarious proxy activaties and if a rogue sector of the govt decided to send fissile material to these people such as Hezzbolla the problem would complicate. As it stands the Iranians have postured that they would not use the bomb and this is consistant a statement that you can get out of them on anything.

Answer 5

if energy was what it was all about, Iran would have accepted Europe's offer the enrich uranium for them (at no more than 10% which is required for energy). Instead, Iran wants to enrich itself so it can bump it up to 90% used for weapons. The right to energy? Yes. The right to weapons? No.

Answer 6

Iran cannot be trusted with Nuclear energy. Do you seriously think that their intentions are peaceful??Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a conference of Palestinian visitors that Israel's "Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation." He called Israel a "rotten, dried tree that will be eliminated by one storm." What do you think he meant by that? Nuclear WEAPONS is what its all about. We all know where the first one will go,question is,where do you think the rest will go????????? Think about it!!

Answer 7

Every country in the world has a right to nuclear technology, but when you have it in the wrong hands, like the mullas of iran, the axis of evil and that dingdong nutcase of north korea, the alarm goes off. Too dangerous. Look at israel, they have the nuclear thing, they don't use it because we tell them not to, and them arswipes has to listen to us.

Answer 8

Yea, the Iranians have such a peaceful history. Not to mention calling daily for the downfall of Israel and the United States.

I think their intentions are truly admirable and solely based on energy.

Does it cause you physical pain to be so stupid?

Answer 9

They also say their country has democracy and freedom. They support the bombings of innocent people with direct aid, they brutally repress women, kill people for being gay, ban books, media and other outside influences.

They don't strike me as trustworthy.

Answer 10

Sanctions may not be enough. But it is worth the effort. Since Natanz, the nuclear research facility is underground, simply a massive EMP explosion in the atmosphere to knock out all electronics would not be sufficient.

Russia has repeatedly urged Iran to stop enriching uranium. Russis said it "regrets" Iran's decision not to halt uranium enrichment by the deadline. Some time ago Russia offered to sell Iran its enriched uranium to use in the power plant and has offered to help Iran construct a "light water" facility. Instead Iran opted to construct a "heavy water" facility which was recently opened at Arak. The underground research facility at Natanz

Mohammad Nabi Rudaki stated that 164 centrifuge sets are now enriching uranium up to 4.5 percent grade to provide nuclear fuel for industrial and power plant needs and that Iran will soon enrich uranium to the grade of 9 percent in 3000 centrifuge sets.

China has far more trade with the US than with Iran and although it competes with the US for oil, it receives roughly one quarter of OPEC oil.

If the Islamic leaders were a little less apocalyptic, perhaps a diplomatic solution might be found. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei wants to be the Shiite Caliph from Iran through Iraq to Lebanon. He needs to shift the balance of power in his favor.

The UN Security Council has reviewed the report from the Director General of the IAEA regarding whether Iran has established full and sustained suspension of all uranium enrichment and research activities. However, the UNSC will wait to consider possible actions until after the European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, meets with Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, sometime in the middle of next week to seek a negotiated solution to the standoff over Tehran's refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.

The UNSC may take measures under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to persuade Iran to comply with Resolution 1696 and the requirements of the IAEA. The UNSC will use diplomatic and economic sanctions including a ban on missile and nuclear technology to Tehran; international refusal to grant entry visas to those involved in Iran’s nuclear program and a freeze of their assets as well as a ban on investment in the country. Don't count on Russia and China to block that sanction vote. But if they do, there are other alternatives

U.S. Central Command is updating a target list for Iran. Retired Gen. McInerney advocates using B-2 stealth bombers, cruise missiles and jet fighters to conduct a one- or two-day bombing campaign to take out Iran's air defenses, military facilities and about 40 nuclear targets, which includes a Russian-built reactor and an enrichment plant at Bushehr. Israel has drafted plans for air strikes using long-range versions of the F-15 and F-16 fighters.

On August 22 Ali Larijani, hand delivered Iran's 21-page response to UNSC 1696 the package of incentives to dissuage Iran from uranium enrichment. Iran's top nuclear negotiator said that Tehran was ready to enter "serious negotiations" over its disputed nuclear program but did not say that it was willing to suspend uranium enrichment — the West's key demand. The West is still offering many economic incentives.

On August 19, Iran launched a large-scale area, sea and ground exercise he maneuver, the Blow of Zolfaghar (the sword used by Imam Ali), which involved 12 divisions, army Chinook helicopters, unmanned planes, parachutists, electronic war units and special forces. Iran's state-run television reported that the new anti-aircraft system was tested "to make Iranian air space unsafe for our enemies."

On Sunday, August 20, in the Kashan desert about 250 kilometers southeast of the capital of Tehran, Iran tested the Saegheh missile which has a range of between 80 to 250 kilometers. Saegheh means lightning in Farsi. (The language of Iran is not Arabic and Iranians are not Arabs.)
Iran's arsenal also contains the Shahab-3 missile, which means "shooting star" in Farsi, and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. It has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers and can reach Israel and US forces in the Middle East.

Iran's military test-fired a series of missiles during large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf in March and April, including a missile it claimed was not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously.

On August 23, 2006 an article about Iran's reply to the incentives proposal, that was posted on the Iranian Foreign Ministry-affiliated website , implied that Iran's nuclear technology had already reached the point of no return: "...

The following are excerpts from the Al-Borz report:

"It is expected that the first anniversary of the forming of the ninth government will be the date of the Ahmadinejad government's 'nuclear birth.'

"... Together with [the celebration of] the anniversary of the forming of the ninth cabinet, the president of the country [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] will hold his third press conference... where he will answer questions from journalists from Iran and from abroad.

"In addition to detailing the activities of the government at the end of [its first] year, the head of the government [i.e. Ahmadinejad] will officially present Iran's positions on: economic and cultural matters, the nuclear dossier, the activities of nuclear research centers, and developments in the region."

Iran has been persistent to deter IAEA inspectors on certain properties which had been agreed to under the NPT (nuclear non-proliferation treaty.)

Ali Soltanieh, Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA, denied that Iran had refused UN inspectors' access to its underground nuclear facilities at Natanz in central Iran. Iran needs to enrich uranium as a peaceful, alternative energy source and has the right to do so under the NPT, according to Iranian officials. They have told the IAEA that the traces of enriched uranium came from equipment purchased from another country, which was already contaminated.

Iran does not allow for remote monitoring of the PFEP (Pilot Feul Enrichment Plant). Or monitoring of the PHRC (Physics Research Center). Or monitoring of the P-1 and P-2 centrifuges which it purchased from Pakistan.