Jan 10, 2012

VOA Special English News 84


A top Iranian official says Iran will launch a second uranium enrichment center later this month. The new center was built below ground and is well protected from possible air attacks by countries opposed to Iran's nuclear program. The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said late Saturday that uranium gas will be injected into centrifuges at the Fordo Enrichment Center before February 1st. Iran reported the existence of the center to the United Nations Nuclear Agency in 2009. It is under a mountain near the Shi'ite holy city of Qom. The American Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says Iran does not now have the ability to build a nuclear bomb. But, he said if it does, the United States will intervene.

original news日本語のニュース

(日本語訳)
イラン高官によると、イランは今月末、第二番目のウラン濃縮センターの稼働を開始するとのことである。新たな工場は地下に作られ、イランの核開発に反対する国々からの空爆からも守られている。イラン原子力庁長官は木曜日遅く2月になる前にウラニウムガスはフォルド濃縮センターの遠心分離器に送られると発表した。イランは、2009年、国連原子力機関に濃縮センターの存在を報告していた。センターは、シーアイ派の聖地、クオム近くの山の地下にある。アメリカ国防相レオン・パネッタはイランはまだ核爆弾を作る能力を持っていないと言った。しかし、もしイランがその能力を持ったら、合衆国は妨害すると言った。

My thought/opinion on this issue
Relationship between two countries has become worse day by day. I wonder if ordinary people in both countries hope the worst situation.

2 comments:

kinokage (木の陰) said...

As an ordinary US person, I hope we're done with foreign wars for a while, so we can focus on urgencies here. I do think I see Iran's point of view—I wouldn't want the international community telling me what to do, either—but I also see that the nuclear question may be too big to trust to an unstable regime. でも、bikenglishさんの翻音はパーフェクトだと思います。

bikenglish said...

kinokage-san,

Thank you for a comment. The relationship between both countries has been worse day by day. Japan's economic would be affected by it.