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Iran builds pilotless warplane, begins fueling nuclear reactor

AUG 23, 2010
Physics Today
BBC : Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has publicly unveiled the country’s latest weapon:a pilotless bomber called Karrar. Each Karrar, the president said, can fly 1000 km, carry a payload of 230 kg, and serve as a messenger of death. However, its key message, he added, was one of friendship. A few days ago Iran began loading Bushehr nuclear reactor with uranium . The reactor project, which got its start 35 years ago, is widely regarded as civilian.
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