Washington Post (January 11, 2012)
2012/ 01/ 12 by jd in Global News
Iran has been acting up in numerous ways. This could be a smoke screen. By year end, Iran may have enough bomb-grade material to rapidly produce the core of a nuclear bomb. “Every effort must be made to intensify sanctions — and in particular to stop…Iranian sales of oil everywhere in the world.”
Chicago Tribune (January 31)
2011/ 02/ 01 by jd in Global News
“Geek Squad 1; Rogue State 0.” The Stuxnet computer virus has “set back Tehran’s nuclear arms race by as much as four years.” The virus caused centrifuges at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility to spin too rapidly, destroying about 20% of the sensitive machines. While the damage was being done, the clever virus ensured the gauges continued to deliver normal readings.
Tags: Cyber-attack, Iran, Nuclear arms
