Iran Worried U.S. Might Be Building 8,500th Nuclear Weapon

[Lloyd Danforth]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/iran-worried-us-might-be-building-8500th-nuclear-w,27325/


TEHRAN—Amidst mounting geopolitical tensions, Iranian officials said Wednesday they were increasingly concerned about the United States of America's uranium-enrichment program, fearing the Western nation may soon be capable of producing its 8,500th nuclear weapon. "Our intelligence estimates indicate that, if it is allowed to progress with its aggressive nuclear program, the United States may soon possess its 8,500th atomic weapon capable of reaching Iran," said Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi, adding that Americans have the fuel, the facilities, and "everything they need" to manufacture even more weapons-grade fissile material. "Obviously, the prospect of this happening is very distressing to Iran and all countries like Iran. After all, the United States is a volatile nation that's proven it needs little provocation to attack anyone anywhere in the world whom it perceives to be a threat." Iranian intelligence experts also warned of the very real, and very frightening, possibility of the U.S. providing weapons and resources to a rogue third-party state such as Israel.

[Jim Johnson]

Tehran should release that through their Foreigner Office.   

[Free libertarian]

Point of view is everything eh?

[Russell Kanning]

exactly

how many times in my life has the government told me to worry about Iran .... but they never seem to do anything to me

[MaineShark]

how many times in my life has the government told me to worry about Iran .... but they never seem to do anything to me

What do you mean?  Iran stole my newspaper, this very morning!

On a more serious note, by godfather is an Iranian expatriot.  He was part of the ambassador's security staff in DC, when the Ayatollahs took over.  Even though he was not involved in politics, the fact that he was working for the Shah's ambassador means that he was part of the "old regime," and would be executed if he went back.  He has family members has hasn't seen in decades.  Needless to say, his opinion of the current government makes the warmongering presidential candidates seem like they want to take the Iranian government out to a bar and have a fun party.

Oddly enough, despite those feelings towards the Iranian government, he has this odd lack of desire to see his family, friends, and former countrymen bombed, shot, burned, crushed, or otherwise killed/maimed.  It's like he has this crazy notion that blowing up a bunch of innocent bystanders isn't the best option to remove those sociopaths from power, or somesuch...

[Russell Kanning]

I hear that the US government is also trolling the waters outside Iran also

[John]

i'm worried 2.

the war has already begun

its just not a "hot" war yet

my prediction a while back was 4 some time b 4 the u.s. empire national(ist) elections.

[Russell Kanning]

yea maybe they need it to keep the current "commander in peace" in office