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  • Iran launches long-delayed nuclear plant - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/09/201191218430653875.html

    Iran’s first nuclear power plant has stepped up operations after more than a decade of delays, pumping out electricity at up to 40 per cent capacity and marking a major step forward in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

    The Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant, which officials on Monday said could begin full-power operations in December, is a cornerstone of Iran’s drive to become a technological leader among Muslim nations with efforts such as a space program and long-range missile development.

    • à nuancer dans un jeu de (néo)cons :

      Tehran’s exaggerated nuclear bluster plays into the hands of Washington hawks who play up the Iranian threat. This American drum-beating in turn puts Iran on the defensive, increasing domestic Iranian support for nuclear development. Hence, the vicious cycle continues and the international diplomatic impasse over Iran’s program persists. The maximalist policies of both sides, from Iran’s zero-compromise fundamentalism to America’s zero-enrichment dogmatism, have created a serious dilemma. But the actual science of Iran’s nuclear program, as revealed by this latest IAEA report, looks far milder than what either side is portraying.

      http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/on-irans-nuclear-program-science-contradicts-rhetoric/245030