Monday, October 26, 2009

Iran And Its Nuclear Program

UN inspectors have entered the nuclear facility at Qom, Iran, for the first time.
Photo from The Daily Mail


Iran Would Need 18 Months For Atom Bomb-Diplomats -- Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Intelligence agencies estimate that it would probably take Iran a minimum of 18 months to develop a nuclear weapon if it chose to build one, Western diplomats and intelligence officials said.

For years the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Britain's MI6, Israel's Mossad, their French and German counterparts and other spy agencies have been struggling to penetrate Iran's secretive nuclear program, often disagreeing internally and with each other on when Iran could have a nuclear weapon.

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More News On Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran Likely Concealing Other Secret Nuclear Sites -- Newsweek
Iran 'could export some uranium' -- BBC
Iran says two nuclear fuel options still on table -- Yahoo News/AFP
Iran to decide on atom fuel deal in a "few days" -- Reuters
U.N. Inspectors Visit Iranian Site -- New York Times
UN inspectors conduct checks on Iran uranium plant -- AFP
US threats prompted Iran nuclear facility -- Asia Times
Russia calls for 'maximum patience' on Iran -- AFP
Bernard Kouchner: Iran and Israel in 'race to confrontation' -- The Telegraph
French FM: Israel could strike Iran -- Jerusalem Post

Analysis: The nuclear fuel deal with Iran -- Jerusalem Post
Both Iran and West Fear a Trap on Uranium Deal -- David E. Sanger, New York Times
The Reasons Behind Iran's Nuclear-Delaying Tactics -- Time Magazine

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