The upcoming report on the Iranian nuclear program by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may drop a bomb of its own. Sources in Vienna where the agency is headquartered are saying that the watchdog group has evidence that a military base 30 miles outside of Tehran is conducting experiments to simulate nuclear explosions - a sure sign that the Iranians are very close to developing the bomb. Haaretz: According to information leaked to the media, the report will include a 12-page appendix with details including documents and satellite photos that support the contention that, in violation of its international obligations, Iran is covertly developing nuclear weapons. [...] The Iranians rejected an IAEA request to visit Parchin, saying that IAEA rules permitted the organization's member states to deny such visits to military bases. Now, eight years later, the site is again suspected as a location for covert military nuclear activity. Sources say that this time around, the IAEA...(Read Full Post)