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Iran Expanding Nuclear Effort, UN Nuclear Agency Reports

[New York Times] David E. Sanger and William J. Broad - Iran is steadily expanding its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported Thursday. In response, the Bush administration immediately pressed for more severe sanctions against Iran. Iran was now operating or about to switch on roughly 1,000 centrifuges, the high-speed devices that enrich uranium, at its nuclear facility at Natanz. "They are installing faster than was commonly expected," said David Albright, a former inspector who is now president of the Institute for Science and International Security.
2007-02-23 01:00:00
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