Iran on the Brink of a Nuclear Bomb

On June 1, 2010, in Iran, Uncategorized, by admin

Iran has accumulated at least two tons of enriched uranium – enough to make two nuclear bombs, according to a U.N. report released Monday. Though the uranium is meant to be used for power generation and a medical reactor, it’s a short step from there to bomb-grade fuel.

The same technology can easily be ramped up to make nuclear weapons, said physicist David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington. “If they wanted to make highly enriched uranium, they could do it,” he said, referring to bomb-grade material. He estimates the Iranians are 18 months away.

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