The plant itself was built in an underground tunnel complex on the grounds of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Base, right near the (Holy) city of Qom, which is located about 100 miles southwest of Tehran. The facility is not completed and is still under development.
This is a contingency plant. It is to show our determination that in any case we will not stop our nuclear programme."
World powers have expressed outrage at Tehran's building the plant.
The United States and its ally Israel have not ruled out a military option to halt Tehran's nuclear progrmame which they suspect is aimed at making atomic weapons. Tehran denies the charge.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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