Controlling Iran's Nuclear Program

There is no evidence that Iran currently possesses any nuclear devices or even enough fissile materials (highly enrich uranium (HEU) or plutonium) to produce nuclear weapons, however Iran has been engage in a secret multifaceted program to assemble the equipment and facilities necessary to make this...

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Published in:Issues in science and technology 2006-04, Vol.22 (3), p.75-82
Main Author: CIRINCIONE, JOSEPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Atomic weapons - Iran
Centrifugation
Diplomacy
Fuels
Government (Administrative Body)
Leaders
Military technology
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear power
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear research
Nuclear weapons
Power reactors
Regional security - Middle East
The Continuing Problem of Nuclear Weapons
Uranium
Weapons
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Summary:There is no evidence that Iran currently possesses any nuclear devices or even enough fissile materials (highly enrich uranium (HEU) or plutonium) to produce nuclear weapons, however Iran has been engage in a secret multifaceted program to assemble the equipment and facilities necessary to make this nuclear materials. Here, Cirincione explains the fuel cycle of taking uranium and producing either low-enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, couple with estimates of its plans and capabilities. He also offers steps to solve the Iranian nuclear problem.
ISSN:0748-5492
1938-1557