yellowcake and the mko

The WaPo reports today (no link b/c registration issues) that:

The International Atomic Energy Agency, in a confidential report, said Iran intends to convert more than 40 tons of uranium into uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas, an intermediate step in the complex process of making enriched uranium. The plan, if carried out, would represent a significant step forward for Iran's nuclear program and -- in the view of Bush administration officials -- a growing threat. In theory, that much uranium could yield as many as five crude nuclear bombs.

Meanwhile, BBC reported yesterday that Iran had arrested dozens of people from the Mujahedin e Khalq (MEK) for giving away information on Iran's -- ahem -- peaceful nuclear program to outside parties.

Draw your own conclusions about what's going on there...

Tip o' the hat to the Heritage Policy Weblog.

Marc posted this at 2.9.04 | Permalink