Brazil Prepared To Begin Uranium Enrichment - Bombs Ahead

Brazil poised to join the world's nuclear elite

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - While the world community scrutinizes Iran's nuclear plans, Latin America's biggest country is weeks away from taking a controversial step and firing up the region's first major uranium enrichment plant.

That move will make Brazil the ninth country to produce large amounts of enriched uranium, which can be used to generate nuclear energy and, when highly enriched, to make nuclear weapons.

Brazilians, who have long nurtured hopes of becoming a world superpower, are reacting with pride to the new facility in Resende, about 70 miles from Rio de Janeiro.

Other countries enriching uranium on an industrial scale are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, China and Japan.

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As the worlds focus is set on Irans nuclear enrichment program a more advanced facility is about to go online in Brazil.

Before the end of the year they may have a bomb or two but Iran, who is farther away from a weapon, gets the other end of the stick.[Imaginary secret underground enrichment plants not being counted]