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April 19, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-talks-uranium-explainer.html

Iran Is Enriching Uranium to 60 Percent. How Important Is That?

(New York Times) Rick Gladstone - Olli Heinonen, a former chief inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iran in theory might go from 60% to 90% enrichment (weapons-grade) in a week, compared with a month in moving up from 20%. "It's not a huge difference. At this point, this is a demonstration. They want to show that they can do it." Heinonen said it is far more difficult to turn 90%-enriched uranium into the core of an atomic bomb, which could take months. And such an estimate does not include the technology, testing and time needed to fit the weapon onto a missile warhead, which could take far longer.

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