TEHRAN, Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the Natanz uranium enrichment plant Wednesday, a day after Tehran confirmed it had resumed small-scale enrichment there last week, the official news agency reported.
Ahmadinejad’s visit to the plant in central Iran is widely seen as a gesture of support and a morale boost for scientists involved in Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Activities at Natanz had been suspended since 2003.
“What enemies fear is not production of an atomic bomb, because in today’s world atomic bombs are not efficient,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the Islamic Republic News Agency.
“The main fear and concern of enemies is the self-reliance and knowledge of the Iranian nation and the fact that Iranian youth are acquiring peaceful nuclear technology.”
Iran insists its nuclear program is designed solely to generate electricity.
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