What is the situation with Iran and nuclear weapons?

Question

I've heard conflicting versions of this story. Are they trying to make them or not?

Answer 1

First let me note: Only Bush, Bolin, Rumsfeld, and Cheney have mentioned nuclear weapons. Iran has repeatedly said for energy only not weapons.

In summary, Iran is a member of the NPT, nuclear proliferation treaty, which gives its members the right to research, investigate or develop nuclear energy as long as they comply with certain rules. Some of those rules involve allowing inspectors full access to all research labs, processing plants, etc...basically anywhere they want to go.

With this authority, Iran announced it would like to being enriching uranium for energy purposes in order to expand its economy. Following this announcement, the western countries basically freaked and has been trying everything possible to prevent this.

Now with that said, I do understand why the UN and USA would fear Iran with nuclear capability due to their ties with Syria that continually supplies Hezbollah arms and weaponry.

The world is very nervous about this to put it lightly.

So, the UN came up with a resolution to solve the issue that in part, had a section where Russia was offering to let Iran use their facilities to get the uranium byproduct necessary for nuclear energy. This way Iran did not actually have to be able to enrich uranium.

Iran so far as voided that resolution and submitted their own, of which the details have not fully been released. I do know that in part it says they refuse to stop seeking the ability to enrich uranium... but I don't know what else it says.

So that is where we are at now... talks are still in the process and the UN is considering sanctions against Iran if they do not compromise.

Answer 2

This story is really about the United States trying to continue selling a double standard. Countries like the US, Israel, France, Great Britain, Russia, China, India, Pakistan and so on have nuclear weapons, but this group are not offering disarmament to the rest of the world, the ones that do not have the nukes. No, the US is requiring that Iran give up there enriching process because Iran may someday have a nuke. They are not, Iran points out, telling Israel to disarm, just Iran. Why?
Remember, our CIA overthrew the elected leaders of Iran which is why there is so much belligerence toward us by the people of Iran. So what came first? Who are the bad guys? Why are we acting so righteous?

Answer 3

we have Nukes...we have also used them to kill others and are the only nation to do so

we have nuclear capability and have also invaded and occupied sovereign nations...

we are the criminals not the victim

Saddam posed no credible threat...neither does Iraq Prez...

just by him talking and the US citizens hearing scares the neocons

the threat is the truth getting out and another war averted to overthrow another nation...

how is Hitler and Germany's actions not unlike US right now?

you tell me

Korea has 'em

Israel has 'em

Israel last nation to invade....US currently threatening too

who is the ones needed to be put in check, Iran, Israel or US?

Answer 4

Nuclear facilities in Iran. The US helped build it in the beginning. When in doubt go to wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran's_nuclear_program

Answer 5

They would nuke Israel in a second. They hate Jews and Americans. Their President is a liar and cannot be trusted. The fool states that he is not sure the Holocaust existed.

Answer 6

It is a game of oil, and not of nuclear boil.