Good morning on this last Saturday of August. Last week I wrote about Iran starting their first nuclear reactor using enriched uranium provided by Russia. I also mentioned the processes required to transform the nuclear material used in a nuclear power plant into a nuclear bomb, namely using plutonium from the spent fuel from the reactor or enriching their own nuclear material to the level required for a weapon. Here's some data which will spell out the differences of enrichment which would be necessary. The required level of nuclear enrichment for a nuclear power plant used to generate electricity is 3 1/2 percent. The level required for use in some processes of nuclear medicine is up to 20 percent. But the level of enrichment required for a nuclear bomb is 90 percent or more; therefore, Iran would need to enrich the level of their nuclear material to that level to become a serious nuclear weapon threat to its enemies. That's why estimates of that happening range from as short as a few months to as long as a few years with the average credible estimate being up to one year. The fact that they are building 10 sites for nuclear enrichment located in highly protected mountainous regions makes their claims to merely seeking to have a peaceful nuclear capability highly unlikely, and an Iran with nuclear weaponry would make the description of their involvement in the future warfare described in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 very plausible. Take the time to read these chapters and see for yourself. That's why we are watching this drama unfold with a careful eye and so should you!
Tomorrow's sermon is entitled, Hindrances To Worship. I hope to see you there.
Mel Brown