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Iran is sitting on more untapped oil than Iowa has ears of corn. Oil is cheap, it's efficient, everything they have runs on it, they export it, they import it, they refine it - the oil business in Iran is like the corn business in Iowa. The best part is - gas in Iran is CHEAP. It needs to be. Why? Up to 70% of Iran is below the poverty line. (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/poverty/conference/papers/3_Iran.pdf)
Let me repeat that. 70% of Iran is BELOW the poverty line.
In 2006 Iran, a population of 66 million people consumed 145 billion kWh of electricity.
Compare that with the United Kingdom, which has the same population and consumes 348.5 billion kWh of electricity.
Iran's GDP is $842 billion.
Compare that to the UK with a similar population - their GDP is $2.2 trillion.
Additionally, the UK is 244,820 sq km.
Iran? 1.648 million sq km.
That's 5x the size of the United Kingdom in land mass and 1/4 their GDP. They have an abundant natural resource that is extremely cheap that everyone uses.
In essence, Iran has absolutely NO NEED for nuclear energy.
Finally, the type of nuclear energy they are processing is weapons grade Uranium hexafluoride (uf6) - not civilian grade.
If it takes you a few minutes to figure out an excuse as to why they need nuclear energy, then it takes too long. America's power plants are at or above capacity and more need to be built. There is ample reason for nuclear energy in the US.
There is NO reason for nuclear energy in Iran. NONE whatsoever.... except to make bombs.
So what. Who the fuck are you to decide what national rescources a nation MUST use up before persuing another form of energy? OH yea, a comfy jew hiding behinde the freedom of the US. silly me.
Your jewish racism is showing, dave. Careful, don't let a girl like Amanda intimidate you.
Who said anything about using up resources? Why would a poor country that doesn't have a great deal of money develop nuclear fuel when it already has an extremely cheap fuel that is exceeding the needs of its local population?
I know Iran is not a capitalistic democracy, but there is always a supply and demand thing. If there is ample supply that is very cheap and abundant why would they create the availability of a new product for which there is no demand for with very limited supply and costs a hell of a lot of money?
For the same reason WE don't burn through OUR oil, stupid: the preservation of a national fucking resource. AND, to develop ties to nations that want to sell nuclear tech.. like Russia.
No, you don't know that Iran isn't capable, fatass. You just want to talk shit on non-jews while hiding behind the protection of the United States. Feel free to enjoy your new home in israel.