On 12 September Iran brought its first nuclear power plant in Bushehr online, connecting it to the country's electrical grid. Iranian officials at the opening ceremony said that the 1,000 megawatt plant has begun generating electricity at 40 percent of its capacity and will reach full capacity by the year’s end following further testing.
Quite aside from demonstrating Iran’s touching post-Fukushima faith in nuclear energy despite being a seismically active country, Bushehr represents a Rorschach test of sorts for all the fears and anxieties in the Middle East, in which everyone looking at the facility has his preconceptions reaffirmed.
“Axis of Evil” charter member Iran insists that Bushehr represents the government’s determination to husband is vast oil reserves by promoting other energy sources, as its economy has hammered by more than three decades of U.S.-led sanctions.
Iran has been subjected to increasingly militant rhetoric from both Tel Aviv and Washington over its civilian nuclear energy program, with thinly veiled threats of Full article at: Iranian Bushehr Nuclear Plant Comes Online
Are you saying you don't think Iran wants to push Israel in to the sea?
Yeah, that whole sponsoring terrorism, dismantling our embassy, and siding with the Soviets thing was just a periodic lapse in judgement, eh? Just kidding, Iran has a track record of being totally untrustworthy according not only us, but just about every other government in the region.
They're lining themselves up to be the next Iraq. Also, why doesn't this guy ever reply to any comments, just post things?
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