Thursday, November 1, 2012

240 Kg Of Enriched Uranium Is Israel's Red Line On Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu draws a red line on a graphic of a bomb as he addresses the UN General Assembly in New York, Sept. 27.Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Israel's Red Line On Iran: 240 kg -- Julian Borger, The Guardian

Officials have defined Netanyahu's red line by the size of Iran's 20%-enriched uranium stockpile.

Since Binyamin Netanyahu picked up a fibre-tip pen and drew his famous red line on a cartoon bomb at the UN General Assembly in September, it has not been entirely clear what it meant in real terms. The Israeli prime minister said it represented the 90% milestone on Iran's road to making a nuclear weapon, and that point would be reached through production of 20%-enriched uranium. But it was not entirely clear how much would be considered too much by Israel.

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My Comment: Now that we know what is the Israeli 'red line' on Iran .... what is the red line for the U.S.?

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