https://www.cfr.org/article/what-are-irans-nuclear-and-missile-capabilities
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report stating that Iran’s cache of near-weapons grade enriched uranium had surged by about 50 percent in the prior three months. The surge puts Iran a step away from having enough enriched uranium for ten nuclear weapons, the IAEA found. Iran maintains its enrichment program is peaceful.
The IAEA, meanwhile, has also said that Iran continues to be “less than satisfactory” in “a number of respects” regarding its nuclear cooperation. “But one thing is certain,” Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear body, said. “The [Iranian] programme runs wide and deep.”
The IAEA censured Iran in June, reportedly in light of the report’s revelations. Iran denounced the declaration vowing to establish a new uranium enrichment facility.
Analysts have said that Iran could produce enough fissile material for a weapon in a few months. Others say they could produce such material in just a week or two, although many acknowledge that it would likely take longer for it to manufacture a nuclear weapon.
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report stating that Iran’s cache of near-weapons grade enriched uranium had surged by about 50 percent in the prior three months. The surge puts Iran a step away from having enough enriched uranium for ten nuclear weapons, the IAEA found. Iran maintains its enrichment program is peaceful.
The IAEA, meanwhile, has also said that Iran continues to be “less than satisfactory” in “a number of respects” regarding its nuclear cooperation. “But one thing is certain,” Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear body, said. “The [Iranian] programme runs wide and deep.”
The IAEA censured Iran in June, reportedly in light of the report’s revelations. Iran denounced the declaration vowing to establish a new uranium enrichment facility.
Analysts have said that Iran could produce enough fissile material for a weapon in a few months. Others say they could produce such material in just a week or two, although many acknowledge that it would likely take longer for it to manufacture a nuclear weapon.