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Laptop Battery Thursday, 2nd February 2006
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Washington and the European Union both want Tehran to scrap uranium enrichment, grade material. But the United States has refused to join an initiative by the EU, represented by France, Germany and Britain, to offer Iran incentives to curtail its nuclear programme. "I believe the European countries have eventually understood that Iran's nuclear capability is not for sale, " said Sirus Naseri, a senior member of Iran's negotiating team currently engaged in talks about the nuclear issue with the EU.

Thinkpad WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The United States does not believe Iran has a nuclear weapon but the danger Tehran will acquire one is an "immediate concern," U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said on Thursday.

Iran's Foreign ministeragreed with Lavrov's view. "Iran's nuclear aims should not be politicized, " he said, "All Iranian nuclear questions should be resolved through the IAEA." The United States and the European Union fear that Teheran could use a nuclear energy program to camouflage development of nuclear weapons. Russia is the main foreign contractor in construction of Iran.s first nuclear power station and has defended Tehran's right to develop nuclear energy.

Microsoft Negroponte, national director of intelligence, also told a Senate committee looking into the range of threats to the United States that al Qaeda is still plotting and preparing for attacks on the United States.

France, Britain and Germany are leading diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to permanently abandon its nuclear enrichment programme in return for a package of political and economic benefits. The United States has said it believes Iran is using its civilian nuclear programme as cover for an effort to acquire nuclear weapons and has demanded that Iran abandon uranium enrichment activities. "The Europeans are progressively learning that Iran will not sell out on its nuclear capacities, " Nasseri said.

Laptop Computers "We judge that Tehran probably does not yet have a nuclear weapon and probably has not yet produced or acquired the necessary fissile material," Negroponte said in prepared testimony to the Senate intelligence committee.

Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Dec. The new head of Russia's nuclear agency will be visiting Iran in February to hold talks with Iranian officials aimed at ending the international standoff over Tehran's sensitive nuclear work, Iran's official state news agency reported. Sergei Kirienko, head of Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency will travel to Bushehr where Russia is helping Iran build a nuclear plant.

Laptop Computer However, he said, "The danger that it will acquire a nuclear weapon and the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran already possesses is a reason for immediate concern."

Iran said its actions Tuesday were to prepare for research into nuclear fuel technology only and that it was not resuming work to produce nuclear fuel.

Desktop Computer The Senate committee was looking at the proliferation threat posed by Iran on the same day the International Atomic Energy Agency considered whether to report the Islamic republic to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program.

Notebooks Iran insists its nuclear ambitions are purely to develop nuclear power.

Lenovo In other testimony, Negroponte said that although much of al Qaeda's leadership from the time of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States had been eliminated, its "core elements still plot and make preparations for terrorist strikes against the (U.S.) homeland and other targets from bases in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area."

Hard Drive "The group will attempt high-impact attacks for as long as its central command structure is functioning and affiliated groups are capable of furthering its interests, because even modest operational capabilities can yield a deadly and damaging attack," he said.

Travelstar An attack using conventional explosives remains be the "most probable scenario," but al Qaeda remains interested in acquiring chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials or weapons, he said.

Gateway The hearing was first in which the Senate oversight panel has taken testimony from the national director of intelligence, a job that was created by post-Sept. 11 congressional reforms.

Laptop Parts Nearly 40 terrorist organizations, insurgencies, cults and other groups have used, possessed or expressed an interest in chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents or weapons, Negroponte said.

Software "Many are capable of conducting simple small-scale attacks such as poisonings or using improvised chemical devices," he said.

Hard Drives North Korea's nuclear program also posed a threat, Negroponte said.

Electronics "North Korea claims to have nuclear weapons -- a claim that we assess is probably true -- and has threatened to proliferate these weapons abroad," he said, adding, "Accordingly, the North remains a major challenge to the global nuclear nonproliferation regimes."

Canon The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's annual hearing on worldwide threats will also give lawmakers their first chance to grill intelligence leaders publicly about President George W. Bush's domestic-eavesdropping program at the National Security Agency.

Desktop Pc Warrantless eavesdropping on U.S. citizens has raised an outcry from Democrats and some Republicans who question whether Bush overstepped his authority.

Desktop Computers Along with Negroponte, the directors of the CIA, the FBI, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the intelligence units of the State Department and Department of Homeland Security were scheduled to testify.

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