Monday, August 9, 2010

Eyes on the skies over Iran's reactor

by Marsh B. Cohen from Asia Times Online

Looks like we are now in a critical period of the standoff between US/Israel and Iran that holds possibilities for peace or a terrible disaster.
The prospect of Bushehr becoming operational coincides with the proliferation of public statements that claim an attack on Iran by Israel or the US is impending and inevitable. Bushehr is strategically located in southwestern Iran on the Gulf coast, directly across from Kuwait.
An aerial assault on Bushehr would have to take place before any nuclear fuel arrives at the site. Beyond that point, an attack on the reactor would release deadly radioactive fallout into the entire Persian Gulf region and beyond.
Also, read this.