AP: Iran Plans to Expand Nuclear Activities

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Iran Plans to Expand Nuclear Activities

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer

Sunday, August 6, 2006

(08-06) 04:19 PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) --

Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Sunday that Iran will expand uranium
enrichment, in defiance of a U.N. Security Council resolution giving the Islamic
Republic until Aug. 31 to halt the activity or face the threat of political and
economic sanctions.

Ali Larijani called the U.N. Security Council resolution issued last week illegal and
said Iran won't respect the deadline. "We reject this resolution," he told reporters.

"We will expand nuclear activities where required. It includes all nuclear technology
including the string of centrifuges," Larijani said, referring to the centrifuges Iran
uses to enrich uranium.

He said Iran had not violated any of its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
treaty, and that the U.N. had no right to require it suspend enrichment. "We won't
accept suspension," he said.

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Full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/06/international/i011104D17.DTL

Also: Iran says will expand atomic work with UN checks - Reuters

[SweetLeftFoot]

1. Can't say

I'm exactly encouraged by the idea of Iran having nukes, given some of the nutbars already in control of them - Bush, Olmert, Musharraf - they can't be any worse than what we've got ...