2013 Briefing Book - Print Version - Aipac

IRAN
purpose but to produce and test nuclear weapons. Citing credible intelligence information from
ten countries and IAEA inspections, the report reinforced the world’s growing concerns about
Iran’s nuclear advance.
In its report, the IAEA revealed undisclosed Iranian facilities used to manufacture material suitable
for nuclear weapons. It also provided extensive details on weapons-related experiments, describing
tests on nuclear triggers and technology used to simulate nuclear explosions. In perhaps the most
concerning portion of its report, the agency unveiled an elaborate weapons-research program,
exposing efforts to develop the necessary skills to build nuclear bombs. It also documented
extensive intelligence-gathering activities, confirming Iran’s attempts to understand the potential
military applications of its nuclear program.
Major Iran sanctions legislation signed by President Obama in 2010 is squeezing the Iranian economy.
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