Don’t Bomb Iran

Iran’s deputy Navy commander says the country has taken the initial steps to build its  first nuclear-powered submarine.  India is building its first nuke sub ( for nuclear missile deployment), and so is Brazil. Naval nuclear reactors usually use uranium enriched to around 20%, I believe.

 

via PressTV – Iran set to build nuclear-powered submarines: Commander.

In a Tuesday interview with Fars news agency, Rear Admiral Abbas Zamini pointed to the Iranian Navy’s plan to build super-heavy (18000 ton)  nuclear-fueled submarines, saying, “Since we possess peaceful nuclear technology, therefore we can also put on our agenda the construction of propulsion systems for nuclear submarines.”

Zamini expressed optimism that Irans Navy will use the nuclear-powered generation of submarines in the near future, adding, “Definitely, every country has the right to use peaceful nuclear technology in the propulsion system of its vessels.”Iran has repeatedly emphasized that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

via PressTV – Iran set to build nuclear-powered submarines: Commander.