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    Nuclear Isotopes Caught Heading to Iran – Not Quite What it Seemed

    There is radiation. And then there is radiation.

    Reports from Moscow appeared to provide more evidence of Iran's ambition to build a nuclear bomb. Russian customs agents said Friday morning they found 18 pieces of radioactive metal in the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran. A radiation detector at the airport identified the luggage, which had levels of radiation 20 times the limit.

    But on closer examination the isotope was identified as Na22, which is used in medicine. It is commonly used to trace sodium in the body. It cannot be used in the production nuclear weapons. Russia has an agreement with Iran to supply medical isotopes.

    It's not surprising that the world is on edge about anything nuclear heading to Tehran. On Thursday diplomatic sources reported that there is hard evidence that Iran is once-again ramping up its nuclear program by transferring machinery, equipment and nuclear material to an underground bunker deep inside a mountain.

    This also coincides with a period of escalating tensions between Iran and the West after a U.N. report last month said Tehran appears to be working on designing a nuclear weapon. Iran insists it just wants to build nuclear power plants, but enriched uranium is also the key ingredient for atomic bombs, which is what the West suspects is the country's ultimate intention.

    You may remember that in 2009 Iran's nuclear program was the target of a cyber attack from a powerful computer worm called Stuxnet that had its centrifuges spinning out of control.

    The U.S. and Israel have not ruled out military action of if diplomacy fails to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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    414 comments

    • Carlos  •  5 mths ago
      Well folks...its pretty simple. If you vote Republican this year......you basically voted for another pre-emptive war. You remember how the last one went, it just ended
    • Oops! Try again.  •  5 mths ago
      Only 1 GOP candidate is against going to war with Iran.
      • Fed Up 5 mths ago
        Thank god there is one sensible Republican candidate, Ron Paul.
        Ron Paul 2012
    • Ron G  •  Richmond, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Na, never would happen. They are looking for a fight!
      • Roger Andre 5 mths ago
        For what purpose??
      • FYI 5 mths ago
        Reducing the western and eastern world to rubble isn't a good idea.
      • spitting_sea_snake 5 mths ago
        our media constantly attacks Iran and has for many years, the problem is that most all of the time it seems all of the media (associated press) accusations against Iran have been wrong
    • Thomas  •  Philadelphia, United States  •  5 mths ago
      If Iran wants nuclear power, then they should have nuclear POWER ; this country is the one to watch, been known to use Nuclear Weapons and there IS differance.(: )
      • Jeremy 5 mths ago
        When will you learn that being a coward only brings danger to your home.
      • TK 5 mths ago
        Just the 2 times, Thomas, and they were in extreme circumstances. Giving nukes to Iran would be like giving a bottle of booze and the keys to a Corvette to a pair of 17 year old boys. Nothing good is going to come from it.
      • A Yahoo! User 5 mths ago
        Yeah ... and we fought WWII just for grins.
    • David  •  5 mths ago
      Let's concentrate on Israel's nuclear ambitions. A Zogby survey of Arab countries last year found 87% thought Israel was the greatest threat, 78% thought the US, and only 10% thought Iran was.
    • Joker  •  5 mths ago
      Please always be safe and take care of yourself.A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of all traffic accidents are alcohol related. This means that the remaining 77% are caused by the #$%$ who drink bottled water, Starbucks, soda, juice, energy drinks and #$%$ like that.Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents. This message is sent to you by someone who worries about your safety.
    • Harold  •  5 mths ago
      Since Iran wants nukes so bad lets drop a few on them!!!!!!
    • Tony  •  5 mths ago
      so NO evidence is listed in the article beyond medical use ? banksters have us on the hook for 1 trillion dollars from most recent useless wars..and now they want us to got TWO TRILLION in debt to destroy a country that doesn't have a fed reserve bankrupting system to vampire it's people dry....RON PAUL only one speaking any truth about banksters
      • Harold 5 mths ago
        Get over it....Ron Paul will NEVER be President !!!!!!!!!! But nor will be any of the other Republidums !!!!!!!!!
    • Carlos  •  5 mths ago
      Well folks...its pretty simple. If you vote Republican this year......you basically voted for another pre-emptive war. You remember how the last one went, it just ended yesterday.
      • PRVT1stclass 5 mths ago
        VOTE RON PAUL!
      • TeddA 5 mths ago
        You seem to have conveniently forgotten that the current Democrat CIC has promised that "all options are on the table" with Iran. In other words, it's entirely possible that a non Republican may engage us in a war with Iran.

        And really, you've forgotten Libya so soon?

        Not that I think that a war with Iran, or with Libya is wrong... just that as is so typically the case with the "angry left"... that they miss little things called "facts".
      • SCOTT 5 mths ago
        Like Obama didnt start an illegal war too? Wake up!!! Both parties are equally corrupt. Both parties are working TOGETHER to strip away your rights.
    • Bottom Line  •  5 mths ago
      Drag ol' retired Joe Wilson out of the closet and send him over to investigate this, right away. He'll get to the bottom of things! And assign his 'undercover' wife to the case. They'll quickly solve this and we'll all find out it was just a faulty meter.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Baltimore, United States  •  5 mths ago
      So somebody was smuggling a medical isotope. Big whoop!
    • Aviroce  •  Atlanta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      The author wants to get a kick and he did. Under Bush II #$%$ II) they would have prepared for war or #$%$ II would have sent our Cruise Missiles followed by our Nuclear Weapons and Hell becomes alive one more time. A gun in the hands of the mentally challenged can still kill.
    • S E  •  5 mths ago
      The greatest terrorist on earth is the US. I would love to help any other country destroy the US. Someone get some balls and nuke this hell hole!!! Death to America can't come soon enough.
    • william  •  5 mths ago
      we won't have to worry about iran, we will imploed from all the hate and corrupt politicians that are destroying our country.
    • spitting_sea_snake  •  Houston, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It always amazes me how everyone cheers for a one world government where 1% of the population controlls everything and the other 99% means nothing, yet everyone is always soo against communism which doesn't have any better of top down ruling class ratio.
    • Christopher John  •  5 mths ago
      For 40 years, from 1945 to circa 1985, the entire world lived under the constant, daily terror of the threat of total global nuclear annihalation. Courtesy of the U. S.

      Remember that?
    • Yee Haw  •  Kingman, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Flash: they already got the material they needed form Russia prior to this. So, you are trying to stop giving candy to the baby after he has already eaten most of it? Brilliant!
    • Randolph  •  5 mths ago
      Cars kill 1.2 million people a year, but people have the nerve to call a nuke a weapon of mass destruction.
    • Terrence  •  5 mths ago
      It would make more sense for the US to attack Canada. The have done just as much wrong as Iraq did. (It turned out that every allegation against Iraq was false.) The same “intelligence” is now rattling their sabers at Iran – which by the way has never attacked any other country. Iran was attacked once, when the US and Britton considered Saddam Hussein their best buddy in the Middle East.
    • Randolph  •  5 mths ago
      Note to Republicans: singing "Bomb bomb bomb Iran" is why Obama beat McCain. Either learn to play nice or get used to losing elections.
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