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Israels Nuclear Bomb and Irans Non Bomb

category international | anti-war / imperialism | opinion/analysis author Monday August 27, 2012 22:40author by pat c Report this post to the editors

Its worthwhile having a look at who has what when it comes to nuclear weapons*.

• United States: Approximately 5,000 total warheads: 1,737 deployed strategic warheads, approximately 500 operational tactical weapons (some 200 deployed in Europe), and approximately 2,700 reserve warheads (active and inactive) in storage.
• Russia: Approximately 5,500 total warheads: 1,492 operational strategic warheads, approximately 2,000 operational tactical warheads (not deployed), and approximately 2,000 reserve warheads in storage.
• China: About 240 total warheads.
• France: Fewer than 300 operational warheads.
• United Kingdom: Fewer than 160 deployed strategic warheads, total stockpile of up to 225.
* http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswho...swhat
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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Israel has 80 nuclear weapons ready to be used out of a total stockpile of 300 - 400 nuclear warheads. Now this is known to Germany, yet they have supplied 3 submarines (with another 3 ordered) to Israel. Israel intends to (or may have already) fit the submarines with nuclear armed cruise missiles.

Yet the Imperialists are ready to go to war over Irans imaginary nuclear bomb.


Peter Symonds reports on the break down of talks between Iran and the IAEA. Full text at link.

Talks between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran broke down on Friday over IAEA demands for access to a sensitive military site. The failure of the negotiations, ahead of a quarterly IAEA report expected this week on Iran’s nuclear programs, has prompted new threats from Israel.

Under pressure from the US and its allies, the IAEA has insisted that its inspectors visit the Parchin military base, where it claims Iran might have carried out specialised explosive tests related to building a nuclear warhead. Tehran, which is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), has to date rejected such an inspection, pointing out that Parchin is not a nuclear facility.

Iranian officials have hinted that they might permit access to Parchin, despite not being required to do so under the NPT. Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said after the talks that it was “a very complex issue” as it involved his country’s “national security.” IAEA chief inspector Herman Nackaerts told the media there were no plans at present for another meeting.


Related Link: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/aug2012/iran-a27.shtml

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Military Muppet: TV character urges Israelis to prepare for strike on Iran     pat c    Tue Aug 28, 2012 21:25 
   Blizzard cuts off Iranian access to World of Warcraft     pat c    Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:53 
   Panic over, no need to worry....     Contrarian    Fri Aug 31, 2012 13:10 
   Top US military commander: 'I don't want to be complicit' if Israel attacks Iran     pat c    Fri Aug 31, 2012 21:10 
   Nice role reversal!     Contrarian    Fri Aug 31, 2012 22:03 
   'Politically motivated' IAEA report timed to derail Iranian influence'     pat c    Fri Aug 31, 2012 22:50 
   your hypocrisy is unbounded Contrarian..     feudal castrato    Sat Sep 01, 2012 00:06 
   Well you may well be right about one thing...     Contrarian    Sat Sep 01, 2012 01:36 
   no need to reply to that...     feudal castrato    Sat Sep 01, 2012 02:01 
 10   I take it then....     Contrarian    Sat Sep 01, 2012 02:15 
 11   not giving up, just acknowledging your superior zionist ability to hang yourself     feudal castrato    Sat Sep 01, 2012 02:35 
 12   Define Zionism     Felix Quigley    Sat Sep 01, 2012 14:42 
 13   always willing to oblige, felix     opus diablos    Sat Sep 01, 2012 15:30 
 14   NAZI ANTISEMITISM     Felix Quigley    Sat Sep 01, 2012 16:44 
 15   my oh my, felix..     opus diablos    Sat Sep 01, 2012 18:41 


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