Monday, September 6, 2010

Iran Has Enough Material To Manufacture 2 Nuclear Weapons

This image supplied by the IIPA shows a view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant as the first fuel is loaded, on August 21, 2010 in Bushehr, southern Iran. The Russiian built and operated nuclear power station has taken 35 years to build due to a series of sanctions imposed by the United Nations. Handout/Getty Images

Iran Has Enough Fuel For 2 Nuclear Warheads, Report Says -- L.A. Times

The International Atomic Energy Agency also reports that Tehran's efforts to master uranium enrichment at one facility could be slowing. Iran says it has 6,180 pounds of low-enriched uranium.


Iran has produced more than enough nuclear fuel to power two atomic warheads if it were to further enrich its supply and disregard its treaty obligations, according to a report issued Monday by the world's nuclear energy watchdog.

At the same time, Iran's controversial efforts to master the enrichment of uranium at its production facility near the town of Natanz could be slowing or stalling, according to the quarterly report, which International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano delivered to his governing board ahead of a meeting next week.

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More News On Iran's Nuclear program

Iran on brink of nuclear weapon, warns watchdog -- The Telegraph
U.N. Agency Says Iran Is Impeding Inspections -- Wall Street Journal
Iran 'hampers work of IAEA investigators' -- BBC
U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work -- Reuters
Iran accused by UN watchdog of hampering nuclear inspections -- The Guardian
Iran hampering nuclear investigation: IAEA -- AFP
UN nuke agency warns monitoring of Iran hampered -- AP
Iran boosts nuclear work, bomb fears remain -- Toronto Star
Iran increases nuclear stockpile -- Financial Times

3 comments:

Mark said...

"Enough Fuel For 2 Nuclear Warheads"

yeah, but what magnitude would each warhead have? Are we talking little boy / fat man, or something in the megaton dimension?

War News Updates Editor said...

megaton range is a hydrogen bomb .... that is in the sole domain of the super powers 9fortunately for mankind). Most likely it is in the 5-20 kiloton range i.e. Hiroshima range. My University background is physiology/physics .... this is an area of interest for me.

Mark said...

Ah cool I didn´t know that! thanks :)