Imminent war with a nuclear Iran, Phase 2!

The noise out of a nuclear Iran grows stronger along with the toothless rhetoric from the west!

Did I say a nuclear Iran or very soon to be nuclear Iran?

Take your pick as that terrorist nation steadily marches forward under the watchful eye of the west and the IAEA.

All the while remember that Israel sits ready to take this global matter into its own hands as the prospect of a nuclear Iran is a non-starter for a nation that would likely be target number one!

A soon to be nuclear Iran marches on!

So how can I be so sure that Iran is moving forward towards a nuclear weapons capability?

In the first place, aren't global nuclear watchdog groups such as the aforementioned IAEA on top of things in Iran making sure that there is no progress?

Aren't there U.N. sanctions in place that are crippling Iran and forcing them to comply with demands to cease and desist?

Hasn't President Obama made it crystal clear to Iran that they had better stop, or else?

Haven't other global leaders done the same, telling Iran that its actions are provocative and unacceptable?

Yes, yes, yes and yes!

So, at the end of the day, Iran is installing new and improved centrifuges!

“Iran said Tuesday it has begun installing new centrifuges with "better quality and speed" to enrich uranium in its nuclear facilities, defying international demands it halt its atomic activities.

"The installation of new centrifuges with better quality and speed is ongoing. We have announced it and the agency (UN atomic watchdog) has full supervision of them," Iranian foreign minister spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters at his weekly press briefing…

… The UN Security Council in New York has repeatedly ordered Tehran to halt all uranium enrichment until the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has verified the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear activities.

Uranium enrichment is the most sensitive part of the programme because it can be used to produce both the fuel for a nuclear reactor and the fissile material for an atomic warhead...” (AFP)

The global reaction to the Iranian centrifuge announcement

The rhetoric from Britain and France clearly provides the answer to the question of why Israel will most likely be forced to take matters into its own hands in Iran.

MIA Note: President Obama, busily campaigning for the 2012 election, has not yet been heard from on the Iranian issue. Please refer to previous statements or simply fill-in blah, blah, blah for a good idea of what it is that he might say.

From the Guardian:

“…However, France said Iran's move – which Tehran claims could triple the rate at which it enriches uranium – confirmed suspicions that the Iranian nuclear programme had "no credible civilian application". The French foreign ministry said: "Iran has just given in to another provocation by announcing the imminent installation of next generation centrifuges.

"This is a new violation of six security council resolutions and 10 resolutions by the council of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA]."

The British Foreign Office said the announcement "further undermines Iran's claim that its nuclear programme is designed for purely peaceful purposes, and demonstrates the urgency of increasing pressure on Iran ... Iran must understand that we will not be distracted by events in the region and it should not doubt our resolve".

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