Tuesday, April 27, 2010

U is for Uranium Bombs

Reading Time Magazine today, I was reading up on Iran's current nuclear status.
We have been aware of Iran's recent nuclear involvement in the past several years. Though Iran claims that they are using nuclear energy as an energy source for the nation, many find this claim hard to believe.

A recent update is that Iran lacks the supply of Uranium that the country needs to efficiently use its nuclear facilities. In order to attain Uranium, we have seen recent interaction between the Iranian and Zimbabwe government. According to some reports, Iran is looking to trade oil for Zimbabwe's rich un-mined Uranium deposits. Yet, the Zimbabwe government denies any agreement being made at all with the Iranians.

I find this situation quite sketchy. However, Iran claims that they require Uranium to supply the country as an energy source, and the current regulation to ensure that no new nuclear arsenals are created appears to be adequate. But you never know...

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