Tag Archives: Yukiya Amano

Confidence Building

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Muller

It might be a paradox when Iran’s announcement of having inserted the first self-fabricated fuel rod for the US-built 40-plus-year-old Tehran Research Reactor (which is supposed to produce nothing but  isotopes for medical purposes) must be considered a confidence building … Continue reading →

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Slowly Stockpiling HEU

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Muller

Quarterly reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General (DG) Yukiya Amano are becoming increasingly strident. In his latest, probably meant alarming, report of September 2, Amano states (under G. Possible Military Dimensions) that, “…  the Agency is … Continue reading →

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Steadfast ElBaradei

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Muller

According to former UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei’s recent account The Age of Deception – Nuclear Diplomacy in Treacherous Times, there have been just a few good men who were struggling, after having had painfully experienced large-scale fabrication of “evidence” … Continue reading →

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Possible Military Dimension

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Muller

As Iran’s problems with recent cyberattacks by, for instance, the Stuxnet malware may continue, the UN nuclear watchdog Yukiya Amano’s quarterly reports on Iran’s nuclear program continue yielding fodder for media speculations about possible military dimensions. In his February 2011 report, … Continue reading →

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The Stalemate

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Muller

Update below. Update II. In the absence of constructive talks (those of world powers P5+1 and Iran in January in Istanbul must be considered a fiasco) positions as regards Iran’s nuclear program won’t change. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) … Continue reading →

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