Posted on 09/24/2013 7:37:24 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
Iran is continuinh to make slow but steady progress on its nuclear program according to the August 2013 quarterly repory [URL at link] by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Tehran continues to install more centrifuges including its second generation model. Iran's accumulated its stockpiles of uranium to 3.5 percent hashas increased modestly while the quantity of uranium hexaflouride enrichef to 20 percent remains roughly the same as teported in May.
Iran is also moving forward on construction of its heavy water reactor at Stak, which could potentially provide it with a second path to producing material for nuclear weapons, but on a slower schedule than previously reported...
The stockpile remains below the estimated 240-250 kilograms which, when furthet enriched to weapons grade, would be enough for one nuclear weapon.
Iran continues to make progress n the Arak reactor, but its anticipated start-up date (early 2014) is no longer achievable due to construction delays...
Less Than A Bomb's Worth of 20 Percent
Iran currently has a stockpile of 185.8 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, only a slight increase since the IAEA's's May 2013 report, when Iran had 182 kilograms available. This is still below the approximaye 240-250 kilograms which, when further enriched to weapons grade (over 90 percent enriched U-235), is enough for one bomb. It is unlikely, at this point, that Iran could dash forward toward further enrichment to weapon's grade withouy the IAEA detecting Tehran's activities...
(Excerpt) Read more at armscontrolnow.org ...
It doesn’t appear to be time for the McCainiac path of “bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran,” but no time either for the path of Chamberlain, either.
Arak, not Stak.
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