Nov 11, 2011

VOA Special English News 68

The International Atomic Agency says it has believable information that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. The UN agency released a report in Vienna Tuesday. It says its evidence shows Iran has tried to design a nuclear weapon and has tested some parts of it. The agency expressed serious concern about the information. Iran's Pars news agency says the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA rejected the report. Ali Asghar Soltanieh called the report unbalanced and political. Iran has denied the charge for a long time. He says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.


IAEA(国際原子力機関)は、イランが核兵器を開発しようとしている信頼できる情報があると発表した。その国連機関は、木曜日、ウィーンでレポートを発表した。それによると、ある証拠は、イランは核兵器を作ろうとしいて、その一部をテストしたということである。IAEAは、この情報について重大な懸念を表明している。イラン国営放送は、IAEAへのイラン大使はそのレポートを否定したと報道した。アリ・アスガ・サルタニはレポートは不公平で政治的であると言った。イランは、長期間その疑いを否定している。彼は、イランの核開発は平和目的だけであると言っている。

My thought/opinion on this issue

I don't know why "Western" are so nervous about the Iran's nuclear program. As you know, there are a lot of countries that have nuclear weapons. It is not a weird thing that Iran is trying to have the mass destruction weapons that "Western" have.

2 comments:

ジョン said...

and it tested
--> and has tested

about information
--> about the information

I'm not too familiar with Iran's standing in the world, but perhaps it has a poor reputation that would merit caution? よくわかりませんが。

bikenglish said...

Jon-san,

Thank you for correcting my mistakes. I could not find out what the announcer says in the part "and has tested". It sounded "and his tested" to me.

Iran must be a threat to Europe, but Britain and France have nuclear weapons. And Israel does not officially state that it has such weapons, but many people believe it does have them. They are treats to Iran.