Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Iran’s Nuclear Plans Proceed With Russian Assistance

Iran announced on Monday that it has launched a domestic production line for a mid-size submarine that will be able to fire missiles and torpedoes, state TV reported. Iranian officials noted the "Ghaem" submarine was part of the regime's huge investments in attaining self-sufficiency and equipping its armed forces with modern weapons. The report claimed two other submarines have already been delivered to the Iranian Navy, to serve alongside two submarines acquired from Russia. Meanwhile on Sunday, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that the regime has started planning its second nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, in the southwest of the country. The deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Saeedi, was quoted as saying that specialists have chosen the location for the 360-megawatt, light-water nuclear facility where it will use resources from the area. Tehran hopes to activate by year's end its first nuclear power facility in southern Bushehr, a plant built with Russian assistance.

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