Why, why, why?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/13/iran.nuclear/index.html

Yes, I know that nuclear power is a "benchmark" that some nations use to indicate that they are self-sufficient and cool and hip. But nuclear power is so 90's. Hell, it's so Cold War. I guess it just wouldn't be the same to see a headline like "UN demands Iran to back down from Solar-power technology; Isreal threatens with hydro-electric strike".