Did Iran just test a nuke?

[Teki187]

So Iran Announced they are now a nuclear nation, congratulations. After the announcement there was a 4.6 Quake in Iran. at a depth of 10KM or 6.2 Miles very shallow, could it possibly be a Nuke test?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010spa9.php

EDIT:

Links for a nuclear confirmed Iran

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61A42O20100211

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/11/world/AP-Iran-Nuclear.html?_r=1

 

[Cyanide]

Maybe that's what caused the earthquake in Ha...

No, I'll just leave it to someone else this time

 

[Burnsy2023]

Got a link to where Iran said they are now a 'nuclear nation'?

 

[tres]

and since when is 6.2miles "very shallow"?

 

[VaderDSL]

Besides Nuclear tests generate a much different seismic signature that I bet many secret intelligence agencies are often looking for in these sorts of nations.

 

[Teki187]

Got a link to where Iran said they are now a 'nuclear nation'?

Opps, missed that, 2 secs.

 

[RDM]

and since when is 6.2miles "very shallow"?

The deepest mine in the world is 3.9kms so Iran seem to be breaking lots of records.

 

[Tefal]

Why in gods name would Iran test it underground? (and spectacularly deep at that)

If they wanted to make a specitale and proof why not make it an above ground test and release videos of it saying "**** YEAH"

 

[Teki187]

Updated with the links to Iran as a new nuclear nation.

 

[Burnsy2023]

Also note that the area in question is reasonably seismically active: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_spa9_w.html

Furthermore, the links only talk about enriched uranium and having the fuel is only one part of a very complex puzzle to make a weapon.

 

[RDM]

Updated with the links to Iran as a new nuclear nation.

Those links don't seem to say what you suggest they say...

 

[Rroff]

6.2 miles very shallow? Our county tests their nukes at 2.8miles or km I forget which.

 

[Cyanide]

4 days after enriching their first batch they detonate a bomb? That's a hell of a lot of work to do in 4 days

 

[Teki187]

Also note that the area in question is reasonably seismically active: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_spa9_w.html

Hence the question mark.

Seems highly unlikely they are able to create a bomb, but the timing is a little ...... odd.

 

[AJK]

Iran have not claimed that they are trying to make a bomb, nor that they have done so - read the links again. And no, it's almost certainly just an earthquake.

 

[Burnsy2023]

4 days after enriching their first batch they detonate a bomb? That's a hell of a lot of work to do in 4 days

4 months is a stretch let alone 4 days.

 

[JBuk]

4 days after enriching their first batch they detonate a bomb? That's a hell of a lot of work to do in 4 days

plug & play

 

[Strife212]

having the fuel is only one part of a very complex puzzle to make a weapon.

I think I could make a nuclear bomb with some uranium, only implosion type weapons are hard to build? Gun type just involves smashing two peices together for all intents and purposes doesn't it?

 

[GingerNinja1989]

Seems awfully deep to be testing a bomb, so probably just an earthquake (I hope ).

 

[Glaucus]

Why in gods name would Iran test it underground?
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That's how countrys do it. Pretty sure Pakistan was underground as well. A said the seismic can confirm a nuke or not. So until this hits main stream news then. I'm betting no nuclear test.