Ahmadinejad Wants To Push Ahead With Developing Nuclear Weapons: Report

Ahmadinejad Wants To Push Ahead With Developing Nuclear Weapons: Report

VIENNA (Associated Press) -- Iran's president wants to shed the nation's secrecy and forge ahead openly with developing nuclear weapons but is opposed by the clerical leadership, which is worried about international reaction to such a move, says an intelligence assessment shared with The Associated Press.

That view, from a nation with traditionally reliable intelligence from the region, cannot be confirmed and contrasts with assessments by other countries that view Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as relatively moderate on the nuclear issue compared to the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Attempts to interpret Iran's goals are important because as it expands uranium enrichment, it is moving closer to being able to make a nuclear weapon by the day, even as it asserts that it is not interested in such arms and its programs are geared only to making reactor fuel.

A U.S. official cited one assessment he has seen suggesting Ahmadinejad may be more "moderate" - more open to talks with the international community on resolving nuclear concerns than Khamenei. He asked for anonymity because his information was privileged.

But a blunt comment by Ahmadinejad last month raises questions. While repeating that Iran does not want nuclear arms, he openly reinforced its ability to make them, telling Iranian state TV that "if we want to make a bomb, we are not afraid of anybody."

That defiant statement fits the scenario laid down by the intelligence assessment shared with the AP, depicting Ahmadinejad as wanting to move publicly to develop a nuclear program.

Ahmadinejad is pushing "to shake free of the restraints Iran has imposed upon itself, and openly push forward to create a nuclear bomb," says the assessment shared with the AP. But Khamenei, whose word is final on nuclear and other issues, "wants to progress using secret channels, due to concern about a severe response from the West," says the report.

The varying views reflect the difficulties that intelligence agencies face when probing a secretive nation that plays its cards close to its chest. Lines of division are murky. Alliances shift and positions change, leaving governments and private analysts frustrated as they try to nail down Tehran's nuclear end game.

They converge, however in noting that recent political divisions between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei have spilled over to encompass Iran's nuclear activities to a greater degree than before.

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This is an interesting turn of events if proven to be true. To openly push forward with a nuclear program, at least to me, says its entirely ;possible they already have a nuclear weapon, or athe ability to assemble one. Any open announcement in this area is going to result in military action from the West without a doubt, so why would they announce, knowing the result, if they dont already have one?

According to the article the group that use to oversee the sensitive parets of their nuke program has been transfered over to the Revolutionary guard units. The ayatollah apparently is no longer trusting any person who is identified with Ahminedejad.

This certainly adds some more unknowns into an alrady goofed up equation.

In keeping with one other topic I have going, which discusses the difference in reporting by US media and Iranian media, is there anyone from that neck of the woods who is seeing a difference in reporting, or is this even being reported at all?

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yeah their poster boy wants nukes when the clerical leadership pulls his strings.

i have no doubts no matter how many people say iran doesnt want nukes when they do and they will use them and will sell them.

irans own history has shown they will do anything they want to world opinion be damned they want to usher in a "new era of the persian empire"

if by some miracle iran fell and changed from an islamic theocracy the middle east would stablilize and thats something they cant have.

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From everything im seeing its looking as if IRan is rushing towards a coup or a civil war with the political issues going on. Seems to me people are being forced to choose a side in the mess.

As far as their theocracy goes, I dont think we should lose sight of the fact that Iran is technically not Middle East, but Persian and that there is a difference in beliefs and culture. They might as well be Klingon when it comes to trying to understand their mindset on political issues.

I am starting to wonder though that if the supposed pursuit of nukes is going to be the downfall of the government there.

old storry

mm No mention of who the "reliable intelligence source" is. CIA?

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i wouldnt bet on the people rising and taking over agian they have tried and failed.

klingon was funny from my take and what i have watch yeah they were a spritiual people but they did not ever put that beleif aghead of the good of the "empire"

love worf to death he reminds me of what a republican should be.

honor duty empire kahless!

All of this is just prep for Fall Israel Attack meme .... and lets continue to fund war meme... stop posting this crap..

Virtually any ATS member knows that Iran is about the Oil / Energy control grid /// Bankster backed debt control...

and of course .... tech control ...

Iran already has advanced EMP tech, delivery tech via TT Brown style gravitics and Plasma energy tech ......

searches : PESWiki Keshe ... TT Brown gravity .... Iran Oil Exchange .... Iran China

Wake up!! Stop posting MSM disinfo

And really who cares what Ahmadinejad thinks?

If you look at the Iranian political hierarchy, he doesn't control squat. The Mullahs control everything. And what they want most is keep their power. Openly developing nukes is just inviting trouble.

Originally posted by moskva666
old storry

As in reported before or as in we knew this was coming and its not ne?

Originally posted by ispyed
mm No mention of who the "reliable intelligence source" is. CIA?

It says region, so its possible its something other than the CIA.

Mossad / Shin bet?

Maybe Turkey or Saudi Arabia possibly...

Tensions between Turkey and Israel are on the mend as of late. Saudi tipped us off sometime back about some terror plots for the planes.

Also possibly its coming from the exiled Iranian group to.

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lol what i meant by klingon would be before they were allies of the federation. Trying to understand their ways and thought process took some time.

Besides it also leaves open the possibility of friendlier relations some time in the future.

Gene Roddenberry had some vision...

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Before you scream disinfo, maybe you should go back and read my second post and what im asing in it.

Is it to difficult to read before replying?

Originally posted by Vitchilo
And really who cares what Ahmadinejad thinks?

If you look at the Iranian political hierarchy, he doesn't control squat. The Mullahs control everything. And what they want most is keep their power. Openly developing nukes is just inviting trouble.

This is an interesting comment. Ill try to find the articles, they are about 1 or 2 years old, but they go into detail about Ahmadinejad and some of the changes he was attempting to make to the government and RG.

Analysts were speculating that he was attempting to make the Office of the President equal to that of the Ayatollah. After that analysis came out is about the same time the rift bewteen the President and the Ayatollah started, and its been going downhill ever since.

With the recent arrests of cabinet members, to the international arrest warrant of their defense minister, to their legislature looking into impeaching the President, to the Ayatollah removing key aspects of the nuke program over to the RG.

Trust has been replaced, at least from my view point, with paranoia.

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dont even get me started on that commie pinko socialist start trek is the lefts dream but thats another topic for another thread.

gene roddenberry did have a dream see above

i get what you were saying

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There is plenty of right wing in Star trek as well... Klingon / Romulan domination... Cardassian colonialism... Bajoran terrorists...

To me its one of those the names have been changed to protect the blah blah lines lol.

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yeah everyone but the earthlings remember earth was a paradise free food free homes free education free healthcare.

i have a love hate deal with start trek.

reply to post by neo96


Its ok man... nothing a little vacation, and possibly therapy and medication, cant fix

As far as the topic... You think its a valid report?

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i do too many people dismiss iran and its intentions and deflect whatever the topic is when it comes to iran.

iran is a threat to the world in more ways than one.

Originally posted by neo96
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i do too many people dismiss iran and its intentions and deflect whatever the topic is when it comes to iran.

iran is a threat to the world in more ways than one.

Yes, I recall tons of iranian apologists/appeasers on previous threads posting how there's no way iran would EVER consider building nuclear weapons.

Well, it's quite obvious they are considering it now.

Plus for all those that don't see any danger in iran or north korea just having a few nukes, you might want to check out the new book "One Second After" about an EMP attack on the U.S. IT might only take 3 weapons detonated in space over the U.S. to fry any device with a chip in it. There would be no blast or radiation damage, but it would take the U.S. back a couple hundred years in an instant.