iran's stockpile of 20% enriched uranium

Iranian Decision to Convert 20% Uranium May Be Good News

by Jonathan Tirone (source: Businessweek) June 6, 2012

“The facts on the ground in Iran seem to support Iran’s assertion that it has been systematically working on developing a fuel-fabrication capability,” Mark Hibbs, an analyst at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said today in an interview in Vienna. “This should provide the six powers more confidence that Iran has a narrative to explain its interest in 20 percent-enriched uranium fuel.” ››read more


        Editor's note: David Albright's claim that Iran could convert its enriched uranium stockpile to weapons grade in a clandestine facility is wilfully misleading in ignoring the fact that any diversion of nuclear material to weapons' grade would be detected by the IAEA inspectors, as acknowledged by Pentagon spokesman, George Little, in December 2011. All IAEA's reports to date have confirmed the non-diversion of nuclear material in Iran.
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