Uranium enrichment?

Question

I understand the threat of uranium enrichment and that we must be on gaurd to prevent its use in weapons. BUT! Say the Iranian's want it to generate power as the say. Who are we to micro manage the earth and say , "NO, we forbid you to do this"? Doesn't it seem to be the right thing to do to support the power generation attempts and monitor all uranium to insure it is used for power and not weapons? I am very strongly in support of keeping America safe, but it seems wrong that we try to control the whole world. We could just work with them and monitor the uranium for its intended purpose. Right?

Answer 1

Right. We don't have the right to control the whole world.

No one in their right mind would believe the purpose of Iran enriching Uranium is for power generation purposes. But the problem of US protesting this is that WE have nuclear weapons. LOTS of it. We have used it TWICE.

Yes, we have a fear that Iran may use it once they have one. But the history shows WE have used it and continue to hold massive amount of such weapon.

What we really appear to be saying is, we fobid you to have a weapon that may match ours in the future. That is a very weak point to stand on, especially when we try to convince the world, it is for the security of the world.

Of course, nothing is this simple. A reason I believe we must stop them is that the current intelligence appear to show, they harbor terrorism, and they appear to have no apprehension in using such weapon in the name of their religion. That is a very dangerous combination.

Answer 2

The problem is not uranium enrichment, it is making sure the enriched uranium or plutonium is not refined more than needed for power generation AND making sure it does not get sold to third parties. Iran is refusing to allow IAEA inspections and tracking mechanisms monitored by it to make sure the uranium is only used for power generation.

And while atomic power plants do not pollute in the same way coal-fired plants do, do we really need to use nuclear energy to boil water, which is what a nuclear reactor does? Radiation and heat are also pollutants, and the end-products have to be discarded somwhere - on Earth, unless you would like it to be on a missile flying over your house on its way to the sun - if it makes it!

Answer 3

If Iran's nuclear power program was really peaceful then the UN would not have discovered samples of 'weapons-grade' uranium before Iran kicked out the IAEA inspectors.

Of course - if their intentions were truly peaceful - why would they refuse the same sort of routine international inspections that every other country that uses nuclear power plants get?

Answer 4

Perhaps you would like the chance of Iran being able to fabricate a plan to attack some world power with a Nuclear Weapon. Retaliation would be with Nuclear Weapons, of dozens times more. I don't think we need a world full of people saying, hey man, if you threaten me with nuclear weapons, I'll smoke you!

I just don't think threats would be good in the world community at the time. That's all.

Answer 5

Having it managed was offered but was turned down, even from their 'friend' Russia!
Iran's leaders are religious zealots, and they want to be able to kill off all non Muslims.
Nothing has changed since they repeatedly invaded Europe, to which the crusades became the answer. They obviously need to learn that lesson again, even though they still resent having been sent back home the last time!
You cannot 'work' with people who know everything, because of their god and are out to destroy you. The west tried appeasement with Hitler, and see how far that got them (and he wasn't even a religious fanatic). Better to nip such idiocy in the bud!

Answer 6

They have refused that solution, many times. They don't want power plants, plain and simple.

Answer 7

It's the Golden Rule that's let's micromanage things...."He who has the gold makes the rules."