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Say what they want to minimize the obvious, it is reported today (here) that the UN found traces of highly enriched uranium on equipment in Iran.

One of the diplomats told The Associated Press that the samples came from equipment that can be used in uranium-enriching centrifuges at a former research center at Lavizan-Shian. The center is believed to have been the repository of equipment bought by the Iranian military that could be used in a nuclear weapons program.

The United States alleges Iran had conducted high-explosive tests that could have a bearing on developing nuclear weapons at the site.

The State Department said in 2004 that Lavizan’s buildings had been dismantled and topsoil had been removed in attempts to hide nuclear weapons-related experiments. The agency subsequently confirmed that the site had been razed.

Isn’t that just lovely? Highly enriched uranium on equipment bought by the Iranian military. And yeah, everyone goes around removing topsoil when they have nothing to hide.

But let’s not rush to judgment right? Let’s take our time, be cautious, make sure. The United States, Israel, and the Western world need to take out this threat while they still can. Iran is just following the North Korean playbook of building reactors for civilian power when in reality they are researching nuclear weapons.

The United States made one mistake with North Korea, will they make a bigger mistake with a religious zealot on a mission from Allah to rid the world of Israel and the United States? Will Liberalism so infect our Nation’s leaders that they will be rendered impotent?

Stay tuned. This game is only in the first quarter.

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