If Iran is not attempting to build nuclear weapons, why have they gone to the immense trouble and cost of building two massive nuclear research facilities underground? Surely, the sensible path would be to build in the open and let the IAEA carry out their inspections? The threat of sanctions would be lifted and everyone would relax. It might be abetter idea for such a large oil producer to first build some oil refining capacity so they would not be obliged to buy petrol from neighbouring states at considerable expense - but that would only happen with a sane government that actually cares about their people.

What a strange logic, JT? Iran was using an old site, very well known to IAEA inspectors. In fact, most people do not even remember, Iran signed an additional protocol, a very intrusive form of inspections in order to ease the concerns. And inspectors had access to everything based on this, totally voluntary Iranian agreement with IAEA. What did they get from it? More hostile trashing from the West. In the meantime, West does not bother with the Middle Eastern Country that already has nuclear weapons, and that kept on threatening Iran with air strikes, unless Iran stops enrichment process. Rich, isn't it? More and more fake "evidence" was tossed over the fence to IAEA, just to keep them busy. Additonal "sanctions" were piled up by US --- a misnomer, since "sanctions" should be used only in the context of UN sanctions --- just to get Iran to cave in, and accept voluntarily the West diktat. Not only that, but irrelevant demands for Iran to disclose its missile program were added into the toxic mixture. Such disclosure demand was not based on international law. Iran had in the meantime built a new, better secured facility. Iran notified IAEA eighteen months ahead of schedule. The IAEA rules call for a country to notify six months in advance of ANY MOVEMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO NEW FACILITY. This facility is only a new building, and nuclear materials are not there. The embarrasing issue for Western intelligence is the fact that they did not know of this facility, and its purpose. When the Western press "discovered" the facility, it was completely obfuscated that Iran had already notified IAEA, and that their "discovery" was just for the mass consumption. The real question is, where is West going with this? The regime change attempt failed, and short of yet another war, any agreement with Iran will not be on the terms West had hoped for. Yet, a new war can only be conceived by a lunatic.

Iran is running out of oil. It is the responsible thing for a government to provide alternate energy for its people. However, there have been threats to the US by the President of IRAN. You can't blame the American people for being cautious. Many of our citizen died on 9-11-2001. We do not want to see another event like this. Nuclear energy is a great alternative way to fuel a country but there must be strict guidelines adhered to by every nation and responsible disposal and recycling of this awesome energy source.