Weapons-Grade Uranium in Iran, MSM Yawns

Fri, May 12, 2006 at 8:31:42 am PDT

The IAEA says it has found highly enriched uranium in Iran: More Uranium Reportedly Found in Iran.

The U.N. atomic agency has found traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian site linked to the country’s defense ministry, diplomats said Friday. The finding added to concerns that Tehran was hiding activities that could be used to make nuclear arms.

The diplomats, who demanded anonymity in exchange for revealing the confidential information, said the findings were preliminary and still had to be confirmed through other lab tests. But they said the density of enrichment appeared close to or beyond weapons grade — the level used to make nuclear warheads.

Al-Reuters doesn’t think it’s important to mention that the material was enriched to near (or beyond!) weapons-grade level: UN finds new uranium traces in Iran: diplomats.