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Iran's Fordow Enrichment facility Was Never Repurposed, as Nuclear Deal Promised


(Institute for Science and International Security) David Albright - The Fordow uranium enrichment facility has never been repurposed, as promised in the Iran nuclear deal. Everything required to enrich uranium to weapons-grade could be quickly reconstituted in the underground portion of the facility. The Iranian Nuclear Archive (a portion of which was seized by Israel) shows that Fordow's original, intended purpose dating back to at least 2002 was to produce weapons-grade enriched uranium for 1-2 nuclear weapons per year. There is no doubt it could be reconstituted to fulfill that purpose. The writer, a physicist and former weapons inspector, is the founder and president of the Institute.
2019-07-12 00:00:00
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