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Starting gun fired in Mideast race for nuclear power

IRAN'S CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 10 uranium-enrichment facilities has renewed global attention on nuclear energy ambitions in the Middle East. Several pro-Western Arab states are rolling out their civilian nuclear projects with the backing of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iran said in late-November that it had begun work on five new sites, with locations for a further five to be found by this month, exacerbating the diplomatic stand-off with the UN. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also said that his government is prepared to cut back already limited co-operation with the IAEA.

The focus on Iran's alleged use of uranium for military purposes has distracted attention from the steady advance of the UAE's nuclear plans. In October, the UAE adopted a federal law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, establishing a national nuclear regulatory authority and prohibiting the ...Click here to continue reading Power