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ninky_2

PrivatisetheNHSnow wrote: »

people have very short memories.

in the 1980s, saddam hussien's iraq started a war of aggression against iran to take control of oil fields, which the west supported. the war killed 1 million people, and saddam used chemical weapons against the iranians.

10 years later when saddam invades kuwait he is not our friend any more...

another 10 years later we invade iraq because apparently they have WMD.

now iran is the enemy?

i'm off to iran this summer for my b-i-l's wedding. we have lots of family over there. they don't have the option not to be there. i hope we would never consider nuking them with bombs paid for from my taxes.

ninky_2

The_White_Horse wrote: »

no matter what the lefties or the guardian says (to its four readers) china cannot be trusted. the end.

so is china a living thinking organism now? sorry but i thought it was a geographical region of the world. as such i don't think it has a conscience. reducing countries to a single entity rather than a collection of individual and free thinking individuals is a typical tactic of the warmongerer.

Harry_Powell

PrivatisetheNHSnow wrote: »

artillery can only be used for war. uranium is used for nuclear power, not just nuclear weapons.

why are so surprised? iran doesn't have enough coal to run their electricity from that, what to do expect them to use to generate electricity? burning oil would be a very expensive way to generate electricity.

how is iran the same as north korea. they are not similar at all - for a start iran's president was, whether you like him or not, democratically elected.



i was responding to the user that replied to my original post, where i said iran was not a threat to the uk

Iran have plentiful natural gas reserves, a far more efficient and cleaner way to produce electricity than coal. & oil.

"According to Oil and Gas Journal, as of January 2010 Iran’s estimated proven natural gas reserves stand at 1,045 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), second only to Russia. Over two-thirds of Iranian natural gas reserves are located in non-associated fields, and have not been developed. Major natural gas fields include: South and North Pars, Kish, and Kangan-Nar. "

Uranium doesn't have to be as enriched as the Iranians are attempting for use in nuclear power generation, but it does when producing weapons.

Entertainer

Oh great, the nuclear "deterrent" is now going to be used as a party political football to prove how tough everyone is.

ninky_2

The_White_Horse wrote: »

we can tell them because we are their superiors.

the same way that the state tells you you can't have a gun.

we elect the state therefore we collectively decide not to have guns.

i don't remember iran electing us to make laws to govern them. did i miss that?

PrivatisetheNHSnow

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Iran have plentiful natural gas reserves, a far more efficient and cleaner way to produce electricity than coal. & oil.

they don't have coal - that was my point. oil is still a very expensive way of making electricity.

Entertainer

GDB2222 wrote: »

The one thing that is absolutely clear is that we can't rely on other countries to go to nuclear war to save Britain. Nobody raised a finger when Russia invaded Georgia. I don't know whether that really means that we need our own independent nuclear bombs, or whether we should save the money and keep our fingers crossed?

Haven't you heard of something called NATO? And Russia didn't invade Georgia, they invaded a disputed enclave.

Harry_Powell

PrivatisetheNHSnow wrote: »

they don't have coal - that was my point. oil is still a very expensive way of making electricity.

They don't need coal, they have natural gas. Why have you ignored that part of my statement?

ninky_2

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Iran have plentiful natural gas reserves, a far more efficient and cleaner way to produce electricity than coal. & oil.

"According to Oil and Gas Journal, as of January 2010 Iran’s estimated proven natural gas reserves stand at 1,045 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), second only to Russia. Over two-thirds of Iranian natural gas reserves are located in non-associated fields, and have not been developed. Major natural gas fields include: South and North Pars, Kish, and Kangan-Nar. "

Uranium doesn't have to be as enriched as the Iranians are attempting for use in nuclear power generation, but it does when producing weapons.

yes it does! at least get your facts right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium

Enriched uranium is a critical component for both civil nuclear power generation and military nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency attempts to monitor and control enriched uranium supplies and processes in its efforts to ensure nuclear power generation safety and curb nuclear weapons proliferation.

PrivatisetheNHSnow

Harry_Powell wrote: »

They don't need coal, they have natural gas. Why have you ignored that part of my statement?

oh i misunderstood. perhaps they want to diversify from only one source of electricity