Several Iranian nuclear power plant workers were recently arrested for giving away their nation's nuclear secrets to foreign nations, according to the Iranian media. They did not give away how many Iranians have been arrested, or which countries were involved. The Tabnak were responsible for discovering this crisis. They were linked to a former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iran still insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, while the Western nations are unsure if this is the truth. The IRGC commander has told the media that the arrested members include spies from the Israeli military who report back to Israel on Iran's nuclear and military centers.
I think Iran isn't developing nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes. If they were, why the tight security? Why the refusal to meet Western demands to inspect their nuclear power plants? The world does not need nuclear weapons anymore. Russia and the United States are both working on nuclear disarmament. Wouldn't it be disastrous for the disarmament effort if another nation suddenly possessed a weapon to threaten its foes with? In regard to these nuclear workers, I think they might be a ruse to draw out the true spies in its workforce. Iran may have a tip about spies in their nuclear facilities, and "arrested" these people as a result. Many spies would probably be scared, and turn themselves in in hope of getting off with a lighter punishment. I hope Iran will eventually halt its nuclear program. It would be best if, in the future, nuclear weapons would be forgotten altogether.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/10/iran.spy.arrests/index.html
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