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AFP
Aug 24, 2006 Buenos Aires - Argentina has announced a major nuclear initiative worth 3.5 billion dollars to finish its third nuclear power plant, start a fourth and resume production of enriched uranium. The main goal of the plan unveiled late Wednesday, which will be carried out in cooperation with Canada, is to meet the country's energy demands.
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Reuters
August 25, 2006 TOKYO - Tokyo police on Friday arrested executives from a Japanese company suspected of exporting devices that could be used in producing nuclear weapons, one of which was discovered in Libya.
Mitutoyo Corp., which makes precision-measuring equipment, is suspected of exporting to Malaysia without a license two devices that could be used in uranium enrichment, Kyodo news agency said. Mitutoyo said its president was among the five executives arrested on Friday. |
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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Associated Press August 24, 2006 JERUSALEM - With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel is sending a clear message to Iran that it can strike back if attacked by nuclear weapons.
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"The new submarines, built at a cost of $1.3 billion with Germany footing one-third of the bill..."Gosh, everyone is arming Israel these days. It seems that while Merkel is badmouthing Iran, her government is arming Israel with nuclear-capable submarines. No wonder she is such good buddies with Bush. |
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www.chinaview.cn 2006-08-25 19:17:19
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran has made fresh achievements in its peaceful nuclear activities and will soon announce them, government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Friday.
According to the official IRNA news agency, Elham said Iran has also achieved progress in other areas of science and technology. |
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PA
Independent Published: 23 August 2006 Iran's influence in the Middle East has been bolstered by America's so-called war on terror, according to a new report.
The report, by researchers at think-tank the Royal Institute for International Studies in London - also known as Chatham House - says: "There is little doubt that Iran has been the chief beneficiary of the war on terror in the Middle East. |
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