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Iranian source: "Quake" Saturday was nuclear bomb test
israelinsider.ning.com - 10/31/2008
Iranian source: "Quake" Saturday was nuclear bomb test
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Israel Insider exclusively reports that a seismic event this weekend in southern Iran may in fact have been a massive underground nuclear bomb test. According to the USGS , the tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale took place Saturday night, October 25 just before midnight Iran time, ...
politico.com - 10/28/2008
Sarkozy calls Iran remarks 'groundless'
— politico.com — The French Embassy puts out a statement denying the Haaretz report that an Israeli official said President... Sarkozy was troubled by his Iran policy: The remarks attributed by the newspaper Haaretz to the President of the French Republic concerning ... (more) Sarkozy calls Iran remarks 'groundless'

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israelnationalnews.com - 10/31/2008
Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake was a Nuclear Test - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - ...
— israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) A weekend 5.0 Richter earthquake in Iran was actually a nuclear bomb test, says an Iranian... nuclear scientist claiming to be working on the project. The report is an Israel Insider exclusive. This past Saturday night, southern Iran ... (more) Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake was a Nuclear Test ...

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Iran threatens US with suicide bombers | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 10/30/2008
Iran threatens US with suicide bombers | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Only a few days ahead of the American presidential election, Iranian parliamentary speaker 'Ali Larijani and Supreme... Leader Ayatollah 'Ali Khamanai have launched harsh verbal attacks against the United States. Referring to the US army's attacks in ... (more) Iran threatens US with suicide bombers | Iran news | ...

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Has Iran Already Tested a Nuke?
Gates of Vienna — ... destination. I have no idea whether this story is accurate — the military experts among our readers may want to venture an opinion — but here it is, anyway. According to Israel National News: Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake Was a Nuclear Test A weekend 5.0 Richter earthquake in Iran was actually a nuclear bomb test, says an Iranian nuclear scientist claiming to be working on the project. The report is an Israel Insider exclusive. This past Saturday night, southern Iran experienced what was ...

Iranian Scientist Claims Earthquake is Second Iranian Nuke Test
Flopping Aces — ... A report published by Israel Insider on Friday, October 24 included a captionless map that portrayed the area of the seismic event that occurred the following night, based on location information previously provided by the Iranian source. Israel Insider’s source reports that the test is in fact the second in a series. A 4.8 Richter scale event occurred on October 21 with an epicenter (26.70N, 54.96E) within 5 km (3 miles) of the October 25 tremor link ...

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