2013 Briefing Book - Print Version - Aipac
2013 Briefing Book - Print Version - Aipac
2013 Briefing Book - Print Version - Aipac
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IRAN<br />
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Iran has consistently sought to conceal its nuclear sites from weapons inspectors.<br />
while reducing its stockpile of LEU so that it could not build a nuclear weapon. Iran’s current<br />
stockpile of 20 percent uranium is already enough to produce medical isotopes for the next 20<br />
years. Iran is also seeking to produce plutonium, the other path to the bomb.<br />
Iranian Nuclear Activities Have No Credible Civilian Purpose<br />
Despite Iran’s claims that its program is peaceful, inspectors from the International Atomic Energy<br />
Agency (IAEA) have uncovered evidence that Iran has carried out a number of nuclear activities<br />
with no known civilian purposes.<br />
In November 2011, the IAEA published an unprecedented unclassified report revealing the<br />
advanced military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program. The report uncovered Iran’s rapid<br />
progress toward a nuclear capability, detailing extensive work by Tehran that has no other<br />
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