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Adventurer
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 Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: 6 Arab states announce plans for nuclear technology develop |
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Report: 6 Arab countries announce plans for nuclear programs
By Haaretz Service
Six Arab states have announced plans to embark on programs to develop nuclear energy, according to a report by the Times of London.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the countries involved are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
The report states that the move, which follows the failure by the West to curb Iran's controversial nuclear program, may signal an upcoming rapid spread of nuclear reactors in the Middle East and North Africa
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/783646.html |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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the priorities of middle eastern countries are grand.
More reason to:
1. Pull out of Iraq
2. Launch a nice little bombing on Iran
That might actually deter others from embracing nuke technology.
And yes, I know this is about nuke energy and not weapons, but let's not be naive here. You can bet at least one of them will use this program to take steps towards becoming a nuke power. |
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Meegook
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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In a related issue, it's common knowlege or a common assumption at least, that Israel has nuclear weapons, some say 200 some 400 nulcar warheads.
Israel 'may have 200 nuclear weapons'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/892941.stm
When did Israel test their nuclear weapons program?
If they didn't have a nuclear weapons program, then they must have gotten their nukes from someone and we all know that "someone' to be the United States.
[edit: looks like France helped Israel build their first nuke plant in the late 1950s]
Why doesn't Isreal give up its nukes?
I think it's great that the Arab nations are getting to together to develop nukes. Now what is the US gonna do, bomb everyone?
LMHO |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: Re: 6 Arab states announce plans for nuclear technology deve |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| the failure by the West to curb Iran's controversial nuclear program |
Unfortunately America went after the decoy (Iraq) but ignored the real threat. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
the priorities of middle eastern countries are grand.
More reason to:
1. Pull out of Iraq
2. Launch a nice little bombing on Iran
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Without necessarily disagreeing with you, let me say these two options suck. Which is why neither of the two will happen in the next two years, necessary evils or not. |
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Meegook
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:59 am Post subject: Re: 6 Arab states announce plans for nuclear technology deve |
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| Junior wrote: |
| Unfortunately America went after the decoy (Iraq) but ignored the real threat. |
Israel? |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Meegook wrote: |
In a related issue, it's common knowlege or a common assumption at least, that Israel has nuclear weapons, some say 200 some 400 nulcar warheads.
Why doesn't Isreal give up its nukes?
I think it's great that the Arab nations are getting to together to develop nukes. Now what is the US gonna do, bomb everyone?
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So, Iran develops a nuclear weapon program, and what follows is news that six other Arab states are too, and you jump on Israel, which has had nukes for decades?
Very clearly it is not Israel that the other Arab states are worried about. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the countries involved are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. |
It is a very worrisome development. At very least no one is going to be fooled by explanations that these countries are only pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. "Our country desperately needs energy. It's not like we have some liquid oozing out of the ground that we could burn, right?"
Ken:> |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| Well Tunisia doesn't have any oil and Egypt is quickly running out of it, so they could legitimately use that argument. |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Very clearly it is not Israel that the other Arab states are worried about. |
Agreed. And there is an additional, more pressing Mid-East nuclear issue to consider as well:
What happens in Pakistan when Musharraf goes...? |
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