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Iran’s nuclear stockpile may rise for now despite deal with powers
Reuters ^ | Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:46am EST | Fredrik Dahl

Posted on 01/25/2014 10:24:25 AM PST by Olog-hai

An apparent delay in Iran’s building of a nuclear conversion plant suggests its stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) gas will grow for a while longer, despite Tehran’s deal with world powers to curb its disputed atomic activity.

Among other steps, Iran agreed under the six-month accord—which took effect on Monday—to limit its LEU reserve. The new plant is meant to achieve that by turning the material into oxide powder that is not suited for further processing into high-enriched—or bomb-grade—uranium. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: geneva; iran; irannucleardeal; nucleariran; nuclearstockpile; rop; waronterror

1 posted on 01/25/2014 10:24:25 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Unexpectedly.


2 posted on 01/25/2014 11:00:15 AM PST by moovova
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To: Olog-hai

Who’da thunk?


3 posted on 01/25/2014 1:25:44 PM PST by bgill
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

The agreement was to let Iran go on as before, but lift the sanctions so they’ll have more money with which to do it. Obama’s plan is going perfectly. Thanks Olog-hai.


4 posted on 01/25/2014 1:40:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (;http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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