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09 Jun 2010 20:36

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World: Iran sanctions: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad needs a dustbin, stat

  • I gave one of the [world powers] a message that the resolutions you issue are like a used handkerchief which should be thrown in the dustbin.
  • Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Talking all big and stuff after major sanctions were put on his country by the UN. What do the sanctions (the fourth set put on the country) do? Well, they allow the UN to prevent the tools for making nuclear devices from entering the country, specifically targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, who have been known to create front companies. Beyond that, though, it also blocks Iran from buying heavy weapons like helicopters and attack missiles, and stiffens restrictions on both banks and certain individuals. That’s one fairly solid handkerchief Ahmadinejad just threw away. Or is it? source
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09 Jun 2010 20:34

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World: Iran sanctions: Most countries, but not all, supported them

  • 12-2 Turkey and Brazil weren’t buying that garbage source
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26 May 2010 10:48

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World: OK, everyone, guess how many nuclear warheads the U.K. has

  • 225 and not a single warhead more, kids source
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06 Apr 2010 10:57

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U.S.: Obama decides to fix U.S.’s Nuclear Posture, cut back big time

  • We are going to want to make sure that we can continue to move towards less emphasis on nuclear weapons … [and to] make sure that our conventional weapons capability is an effective deterrent in all but the most extreme circumstances.
  • President Barack Obama • Discussing his decision to scale back the nation’s nuclear powers, limiting exactly when the weapons can be used. Don’t think he’s going to go all soft on us, though. He’s leaving an exception for “outliers like Iran and North Korea” just in case they decide to try any funny stuff. You know, like threatening to drop a nuke on the U.S. source
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24 Mar 2010 22:16

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U.S., World: Russia and the U.S. decide it’s a good idea to give nukes a break

  • 90% of all nuclear weapons are owned by the U.S. or Russia
  • eight months of ongoing negotiations between the countries
  • yes they finally came to a deal to stash away their nuclear weapons source
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27 Dec 2009 09:24

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World: A leading oil producer, U.A.E., is switching to clean nuclear energy

  • $20 billion contract to S. Korea to stop sucking oil source
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11 Nov 2009 22:13

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World: Iran’s Ahmadinejad: We really want to cooperate on nukes. Really!

  • Today, Iran’s nuclear conditions are stabilized and we’ve entered the phase of nuclear interaction and cooperation, and today an important issue is international nuclear cooperation in construction of nuclear power plants, reactors and even Iran’s contribution to a world fuel bank.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • During a prime time TV appearance. In case you’re like “Uh, WTF?”, so is everyone else. Ahmadinejad’s tone completely contradicts most Iranian leaders who have spoken out over the last few weeks regarding the proposed deal to essentially neuter Iran’s nuclear supply. But Ahmadinejad doesn’t have final say, and he may just be looking to win brownie points in the international community and within his own country. Still, though … • source
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29 Oct 2009 20:40

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U.S., World: As expected, Iran was like “uh…… no” about that nuclear deal

  • The key issue is that Iran does not agree to export its lightly enriched uranium. That’s not a minor detail. That’s the whole point of the deal.
  • A senior International Atomic Energy Agency official • Discussing (off the record) the details of Iran’s response to that nuclear deal that seemed like it could be a major breakthrough last week. The sticking point? The U.S. was trying to get the country to ship most off its nuclear material to other countries for enrichment into materials that couldn’t be made into weapons. Iran wants to wait to export the material until the fuel assemblies are built for their reactor in Tehran, at which point the whole agreement means nothing. • source
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10 Oct 2009 14:33

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World: Iran has the nuclear facilities, but it needs nuclear fuel

  • 300kg of nuclear material needed source
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04 Oct 2009 11:16

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World: Set the date! Iran’s allowing UN nuclear inspectors to peek and prod

  • 10/25 for some hot inspection action source
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