Israeli defense minister said Iran will be able to create nuclear weapons within 60 days
Date:2012-05-06Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
<span class="img_descr Figure: within a uranium conversion plant in Isfahan, Iran.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Iran to take the nuclear strategy eventually be allowed to have 60 days to create a nuclear bomb. On the same day, Iran announced that it will not stop uranium enrichment activities, there is no reason to shut down its uranium enrichment plant.
■ “60 days”
Barak to accept the Israeli newspaper interview, said: “They (Iran) are trying to obtain the immunity of its nuclear program … once you achieve a military-grade nuclear capability, the production of a weapon or the implementation of a display or to entry status, create a nuclear bomb within 60 days they will receive a different kind of immunity – political immunity. ”
Barak recently repeatedly on Iran’s nuclear program, tough talk, including the threat of force against Iran. He has said that Iran is stalling for time, and secretly consolidate the defense, to resist the United States or Israel might fight against nuclear facilities, air.
Israeli authorities have always regarded Iran as a security threat, finds that Iran’s nuclear program to develop nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, for electricity and medical care.
Iran now produces purity of 20% enriched uranium to meet the needs of the medical reactor, but well short of weapons-grade 90% purity. United States and Israel fear Iran is moving in this direction, but acknowledged that Iran has not yet started its nuclear weapons program.
put threats I
Barak interview re-release of “threats I said that Iran may consider the suffering of Israel against the use of nuclear weapons to retaliate.
basis for such judgments, he said, Iran will continue to exist in this mutual blows, but Israel would not be the same as before the “.
Barak repeatedly “threats I” and declared a “preemptive strike” strategy, not only the international community’s opposition to Israel a number of important political figures also clearly questioned.
the Israeli National Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin, the end of April “shelling” the current government, accusing the leadership of Iran’s nuclear program and Israeli military option “misleading” the public.
Diskin, “shelling” The main goal is to Ehud Barak and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they called a “militant duo. Netanyahu previously repeatedly warned that Iran may choose to use nuclear weapons.
Israeli armed forces chief of staff, Benny Gantz said in an interview with Haaretz at the end, he does not believe Iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb “, because” Iranian leaders are rational.
for these questions, Barak said: “is not the case. We have been saying things for the delay.” He pointed out that Israel can not eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, but to understand the role of “preemptive strike”.
until the nuclear talks
Iran’s nuclear program, the dialogue was interrupted after 15 months, Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, the six countries on behalf of a new round of dialogue held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on April 14.
the dialogue results, except Israel, dissatisfied with multi-active evaluation of this round of dialogue, that the “positive and constructive”. Iran and the six nations next round is scheduled to be held in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on May 23.
theone of anonymity, a senior U.S. official said early last month, the United States and its allies in the next round of dialogue to Iran to stop the high concentrations of uranium enrichment activities and immediately turn off the the Sherlock multi underground uranium enrichment plant.
Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh told Reuters reporters that Iran will not halt its uranium enrichment, there is no reason to shut down more than Sherlock uranium enrichment plant.
a safe place to accept IAEA control, why tell me to turn it off? “Soltanieh said,” Sherlock is mostly a safe place, we put a lot of money and time, interpretation, to have a safe place. “
Reuters Soltanieh that” red line “in Iran in the next round of dialogue, also confirmed that the construction of the Sherlock multi underground uranium enrichment plant is free for the protection of nuclear project subject to military strikes.
An unnamed U.S. official told the Los Angeles Times late last month, if Iran agrees to nuclear facilities to accept the verification and strict supervision of the international community without restriction, and perhaps can be discussed “Iran’s continued low purity uranium enrichment.
newspaper comments, suggesting that the U.S. intends to make concessions. The United States and its allies to understand that Iran is unlikely to agree to stop all uranium enrichment activities, Iran unconditionally accept to stop enriching uranium, may not be able to reach an agreement.
■/Zhuang Bac Ninh (Xinhua News Agency feature articles)
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