AP — Iran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons but will never do so, a prominent lawmaker has said.
Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam is a parliamentarian not a government official and his views do not represent the Iranian government's policy. It however is the first time that such a prominent Iranian politician has publicly stated that Iran has the technological capability to produce a nuclear weapon.
His assertion published on parliament's website late Friday suggests that Iran is trying to show unity in its political establishment around its often repeated claims that it seeks world-class technological advances including nuclear expertise, but does not want to develop atomic arms as the U.S. and its allies claim.
The statement comes before planned talks beginning next week with the U.S. and other world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Moghadam said Iran can easily produce the highly enriched uranium that is used to build atomic bombs, but that it is not Tehran's policy to go that route.
"Iran has the scientific and technological capability to produce (a) nuclear weapon, but will never choose this path," he said in remarks carried by the parliamentary website icana.ir >>>
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he is too shy to say that he cant and is not allowed.
by mousa67 on Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:03 PM PDTto have nuclear bombs.
West isn't dumb like Iranian
by عموجان on Sun Apr 08, 2012 05:37 PM PDTTo believe these lying cheat Muslims
Like when they said religious government make life better for people than secular.
Emam Zaman should stay under ground and all these Muslim who believe in him, should join him.
Global Air/Naval Inspections
by Demo on Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:17 AM PDTWhen the '(Israel Worshippers) Zionists Occuppiers' have the bomb, why not any other '----ists?' And how in the world do the so called enslved! Iranian people expect the '(in)sane world' to help them where their neighboring countries' people have been enslaved by the same (in)sane world under the neocons/warmongers of its own schemes?
Global inspections of air/naval is a must with no exceptions!
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by Republican جمهوریخواه on Sun Apr 08, 2012 09:02 AM PDTThe international community can not act on Zionists' intuition and propaganda...........and will not.............the nuclear technology is our national right and legal property......it's there to stay..........with or without war.............
Air/naval inspection
by Fred on Sun Apr 08, 2012 08:45 AM PDTMessianic Islamist Rapists are after the bomb. Before it is too late, the sane world has to help the enslaved Iranian people to retire these warmongers.
Airtight sanctions including air/naval cargo inspection is a must!