It was revealed in late September that Iran has a heavily guarded, underground uranium enrichment facility near the city of Qom Speaking at the United Nations on this revelation, President Barack Obama said "We have offered Iran a clear path toward greater international integration if it lives up to its obligations, and that offer stands. But the Iranian government must now demonstrate through deeds its peaceful intentions or be held accountable to international standards and international law." Not surprisingly those words did not have a chilling effect on Iran's nuclear ambitions and today the Iranian government approved a plan to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities in defiance of UN demands it halt the program. (source)

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Western officials revealed today that Iran has a heavily guarded, underground uranium enrichment facility in the arid mountains near the holy city of Qom that will be able to produce the payload for atomic warheads. Through intelligence developed by U.S., French and British agencies the existence of this facility has been known but Iran kept the facility hidden from the IAEA until revealing it in a letter to the agency on Monday.

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