Iran Shows UN Advanced Nuclear Equipment -- The Telegraph
Iran has allowed a top UN atomic inspector access to a site where it is developing advanced centrifuges that can be used to either make nuclear fuel or arm warheads, diplomats have said.
The diplomats said that Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts of the International Atomic Energy Agency also was allowed to tour Iran's heavy water production plant for the first time. Heavy water reactors – like the research unit being built by Iran – produce plutonium which, along with enriched uranium, can be used for the fissile core of nuclear warheads.
A senior diplomat familiar with the visit described the Iranian move as significant in demonstrating openness after years of stonewalling IAEA requests for greater access to restricted nuclear activities.
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My Comment: By being open to the IAEA the Iranians are hopeful that additional sanctions can be prevented .... but unfortunately for them, it will probably only confirm the worse fears on what they are actually doing.
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