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    Here's the Site Iran Doesn't Want Inspectors to See

    By John Hudson | The Atlantic Wire – Wed, Feb 22, 2012
    Here's the Site Iran Doesn't Want Inspectors to See

    Iran can banish U.N. inspectors from its military sites but it can't obstruct the prying eyes of commercial satellites.

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    On Tuesday, officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency left Iran in a huff after the country refused to grant permission to inspect a military site in Parchin where a facility suspected of testing explosives exists. In light of Iran's coyness about its facilities, we asked Mark Brender, executive director of the commercial satellite imagery company GeoEye Foundation, for a closer look.

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    The image above, provided to The Atlantic Wire, shows the sprawling Parchin military complex, which is 18 miles southeast of Tehran, taken from a GeoEye satellite 423 miles in space. We showed the image to Paul Brannan, who specializes in deciphering high-resolution satellite imagery for the Institute for Science and International Security, and he pointed to the areas marked in red as of interest to IAEA inspectors. Here's a closer look at the military site:

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     In 2004, Iran allowed inspectors into parts of this site after the IAEA cited suspicions of nuclear activities, according to Bloomberg. In September of that year, the agency reported that it didn't find anything at the facility. However, in November 2011, the IAEA reported that satellite images indicated that Iran was conducting high-explosive tests with components necessary for a nuclear bomb. Officials believe the above site may contain a blast chamber built in 2000. 

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    After the IAEA inspectors left Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to continue Iran's civilian nuclear policies in the face of growing international pressure. "With God's help, and without paying attention to propaganda, Iran's nuclear course should continue firmly and seriously," he said on state TV according to Reuters. "Pressures, sanctions and assassinations will bear no fruit. No obstacles can stop Iran's nuclear work."

     

    22 comments

    • Goozie
      Goozie  •  Tel Aviv, Israel  •  3 mths ago
      Oh no!
      More pictures with arrows on them!
      the worthless liar colin powell already had this slide show!

      next!
    • Me
      Me  •  3 mths ago
      Where is Colin Powell holding the pictures showing "It's a slam dunk case" to Americas imbecile morons??
    • Why So Serious?!
      Why So Serious?!  •  3 mths ago
      I see the same patterns when Bush addministration were showing the satellite images of WMD hideouts in Iraq before attacking that country! Same patterns...media at its worst!
      • james
        james 3 mths ago
        Well it was george w's daddy and rumsfield who gave chemical weapons to saddam .didn't expect him to use most of them on his own countryman tho
      • Why So Serious?!
        Why So Serious?! 3 mths ago
        well, he used them against Iran, the same Iran who was selling cheap crude oil to US and importing goods from US in 300 times more expensive back in 1970's, the same Iran when Shah was on throne and when spoke against US policies on buying cheap oil he was over throned by CIA and the whole story of stolen Revolution by Islamics
    • Ronald Enders
      Ronald Enders  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 mths ago
      Accidental Bunker Buster. That has a much more peaceful ring to it, don't you all agree?
      • Sally
        Sally 3 mths ago
        so long as it's dropped on Tel Aviv...
    • Ben
      Ben  •  3 mths ago
      The IAEA has been politicized since Scott Ritter left. They arrived in Iran with the specific mission to ask for something the Iranians would find unacceptable right off the bat. The irony is that the inspectors were probably packing their bags to leave for Iran while the pentagon was testifying that Iran isn't pursuing nukes, and won't unless attacked.
    • z
      z  •  3 mths ago
      muslims are TERRORISTS. never TRUST their SMILEY :) face.
    • AskWhy
      AskWhy  •  3 mths ago
      The drum beat gets louder and louder. I say you middle eastern countries have at it, leave us out of it. Israel can take care of themselves. It only took them 6 days to defend themselves last time.
    • Joe
      Joe  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      I think we have a big flare MOAB is about 21,500lbs if it was dropped over the site that would light up the place so we could see it better in the picture. I think its called the mother of all bigflares something like, it does make a big light.
    • Joe Panda
      Joe Panda  •  Naples, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Just a headfake.
    • .
      .  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      the pictures we have of them show all details....inside and out.
    • Charles
      Charles  •  Wentzville, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      Muslims lie in the name of religeon. Meaning put on falsehood.. Can't be trusted to be honest..
      • Bob
        Bob 3 mths ago
        You are a Nincompoop
      • Bob
        Bob 3 mths ago
        It’s Israeli govt. lying to its people & to the rest of the world. Who has nuclear weapons in that region? Only Israel & no one else. World should have similar embargos & UN resolutions against Israel and not just Iran only.
      • james
        james 3 mths ago
        I wouldnt trust a muslim either. Cant wait to go to new melle to see my pops this summer
    • Orland
      Orland  •  Chico, California  •  3 mths ago
      I tried to tell everyone to use (Google Earth ) with the Time Slide Bar,
    • Ernie
      Ernie  •  League City, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      The Iranians were pretty clear with that statement. Yes, we are making a bomb and no we will not stop making a bomb, but we are doing this for peaceful purposes. That is why they need a blast chamber.
    • Brian k
      Brian k  •  3 mths ago
      jews didnt fly airplanes into the World Trade Center and kill over 3000 Americans it was muslims of islamic belief. Your leader ayatolla and ahmedijad who lead your iranian people in chants of "death to America" are your representation to the world.

      You either rise up and remove your evil representation or the world will watch you be neutered.
      • George
        George 3 mths ago
        brian, youre still in the middle of nowhere, just google 911 and youll see what happened, yes the jew didnt, but the zionest and your zionest puppet government engineered the attack. its inside job brian. and a licensed to attack iraq and afghanistan. remember that this two country is miniral rich. this miniral are what the u.s.a aim for.
      • onlyone
        onlyone 3 mths ago
        George, get a grip. 1st off if we were after thier "minerals" as you state..where are they and why are we paying higher prices instead of lower ones? List what minerals afghanistan has other than "poppies fields"? And 911 and inside job?? OMG your brain dead. The USA didnt NEED to blow up "national AND world" landmarks to justify a war. IF and I say "IF" we wanted to stage something to incite the public, a simple sinking of any navel vessel would have got the same results as far as justifying a war. And besides..since when did our government even NEED to resort to such a measure to start a conflict? They have "time sensitive" videos of "bin laden" admitting to and planning of those attacks. And which world faith danced in the streets with signs celebrating the 911 attacts? It was the muslims thats who.
      • reaper
        reaper 3 mths ago
        onlyone yeah you're brain dead all right and as for Brian, Iran was the only country that held a candle light vigile on 9/11

        morons both of you.
    • Bob
      Bob  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      two words...."bunker buster"
    • Enemy of the State
      Enemy of the State  •  3 mths ago
      Bagram Airforce Base sits in the middle of the opium fields of Eastern Afghanistan and United States military protects the fields, not the 'Taliban' we are supposed to believe.
    • Sally
      Sally  •  3 mths ago
      Israel has secretly been manufacturing nukes for many years. Israel threatens to attack Iran literally every single day. But we're supposed to believe that Iran - a country with no nukes whatsoever - is the problem? Sad.
    • John
      John  •  3 mths ago
      Just plug in the GPS coordinates into a couple 2000 pound bunker busters and problem solved!
    • Persepolis
      Persepolis  •  3 mths ago
      lets pretend we are going to nuke Iran but we accidentally drop the nuke on Tel Aviv and then say sorry Israel, we tried. This could potentially save the world, because if Zionist don't get their way they make sure the rest of the world will go down with them in flames.
    • American Sheeple
      American Sheeple  •  3 mths ago
      I guess assassinating innocent Iranian scientists came in handy. I still don't want a war with them.
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