'Iran nearing nuclear bombs' Russia warns

***COMMANDER*** · 07-12-10, 03:00 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/mid...t/10600100.stm

BBCNews
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Iran is "moving closer" to having the potential to create nuclear weapons.

It is one of the first times Moscow has publicly recognised that Iran might be moving towards a nuclear weapon.

Russia, which has strong economic and military ties with Iran, has traditionally been an ally of Tehran.

But it has recently adopted a tougher stance towards Tehran's nuclear drive, and backed the fourth round of UN sanctions that was imposed last month.

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-12-10, 04:10 PM

Now, if China would just do the same...

***COMMANDER*** · 07-13-10, 02:07 PM

They flip flop on it, because they are a HUGE trading partner and want to keep that going at the cost to others......

**Toker** · 07-13-10, 02:22 PM

Love the wording....

"Moving closer to having the potential."

**Consultant** · 07-13-10, 02:27 PM

I am currently moving closer to having the potential to be scared of Iran.

**Solstatic** · 07-13-10, 02:32 PM

Hooray UN keep up the amazing job with your sanctions. I'm sure that will show those people who are trying to build nuclear weapons who's boss!

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-13-10, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Solstatic

Hooray UN keep up the amazing job with your sanctions. I'm sure that will show those people who are trying to build nuclear weapons who's boss!

The latest round of sanctions are actually heavily affecting Iranian airlines who are refused fuel by certain vendors so they don't run afoul of the EU and the US. This round of sanctions is actually working.

**deathgodusmc** · 07-13-10, 03:06 PM

We'll see if it is or not. Not being able to fuel commercial airliners isnt exactly what i would call a win.

**CanadianPersian** · 07-13-10, 03:15 PM

i don't see the point in punishing the whole iranian population when the majority of them clearly oppose the government. all it's doing is giving political power to the very people you're trying to dissuade.

***COMMANDER*** · 07-13-10, 03:21 PM

That's right USMC. The sanctions are putting a damper on their economy and causing some aggrevation, but when that regime is dedicated to sacrificing Iran for the destruction of Israel, then I think it is vital to take a more immediate sanction approach, as in a military strike, because Iran sees this as their last stand in terms of hurry and get these bombs built and deploy them. By that time economic sanctions have had zero effect, because Iran can hold out long enough to get their goal accomplished, so that leaves the immediate option standing tall on the Iranian Nuclear issue. Time is running short and the diplomatic process took too long and Iran stalled and bought time because the weak knees let them do it.