Hey wait... I thought they said it was only for generating electricity?
something's missing; either here or i missed something in the news.
Article on Chinese view of the US view. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2010-08/27/c_13466131.htm
Actually it was the U.S. gov't back in the 1970's that gave the Shaw of Iran their first nuclear reactor. I have seen reprint articles advertising the safety and efficiency of the reactor. The article had a picture of the Shaw in his military uniform. Even spoke of the Shaw and Iran as a allie. Of course it was the CIA backed coup in the 50's that brought the Shaw into power. The U.S. has been intervening in Iran for a long time.