Iran’s Nuclear Weapons

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IranWantsNukes

[ASND thanks Wintery Knight for that image.]

When Will Iran Have Nuclear Weapons?

That depends on whom, and when, you ask.

“… if they decided to do it, it would probably take [Iran] about a year to be able to produce a [nuclear] bomb…”

http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/policy-and-strategy/207275-panetta-iran-could-have-nuclear-weapons-delivery-vehicles-in-2-3-years

[ASND would like to ask, “At what rate, their previous rate or their new rate?“]

U.N. sees spike in Iran’s uranium production

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/un-sees-spike-in-irans-uranium-production/2012/02/24/gIQAnc83XR_print.html

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Iran making surprising progress toward nuclear capability

National Intelligence Estimate backs Israel’s view of surprising, significant progress

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/obama-gets-new-u-s-nie-iran-making-surprising-progress-toward-nuclear-capability.premium-1.456921

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The Iranian Threat Is Clear and Present, Not Obscure and Distant

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/the_iranian_threat_is_clear_and_present_not_obscure_and_distant.html

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Iran’s nuclear activity under scrutiny as evidence of weapons threat emerges

Atomic agency report uncovers Iranian nuclear experiments experts claim could only be used for development of warhead

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/02/iran-nuclear-weapons-programme

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Graph suggests Iran working on bomb

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-exclusive-graph-suggests-iran-working-bomb

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Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/13/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSTRE7AC0XX20111113

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Iran to launch nuclear work in bunker in “near future”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/08/us-iran-nuclear-idUSTRE80706S20120108

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Iran able to make four atom bombs, says Israeli official

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0203/1224311175865.html

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Iran’s ‘Fordow’ Nuke Plant Now Fully Operational

“... the site cannot be destroyed even with the current bunker-buster bombs kept in the U.S. military’s arsenal.”

http://pjmedia.com/blog/breaking-irans-fordow-nuke-plant-now-fully-operational/?print=1

[Not surprisingly, then…]

Pentagon calls for ‘urgent’ upgrade of massive bunker-busting bombs, as Iranian threat looms

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/10/pentagon-calls-for-urgent-upgrade-bunker-busting-bombs-as-iranian-threat-looms/

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“A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that U.N. inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there.”

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/13/drawing-may-provide-insight-into-iran-nuclear-intentions/

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Nuclear Evidence Against Iran Mounts

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/05/15/nuclear-evidence-against-iran-mounts/print/

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Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/26/us-nuclear-iran-uranium-idUSBRE84O0SN20120526

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“Last week, a U.S. think-tank [the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)] published satellite images of Parchin which it said underscored concern that Iran is trying to destroy evidence of possible nuclear weapons-related research.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-nuclear-iran-amano-idUSBRE8530IL20120604

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New intelligence reveals Iran closer to attaining nuclear weapon than previously thought

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/new-intelligence-reveals-iran-closer-to-attaining-nuclear-weapon-than-previously-thought-1.456426

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Signs Suggest Iran Is Speeding Up Work on Nuclear Program

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/middleeast/signs-that-iran-is-speeding-up-nuclear-work.html?_r=1&hp&pagewanted=print

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Experts Warn About Potential Iranian Plans for Highly-Enriched Uranium

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pretext-breakout-experts-warn-about-potential-iranian-plans-highly-enriched-uranium

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Secret Iran nuclear-bomb plant expanding