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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Has Iran's Nuclear Program Stalled?

Has Iran's Nuclear Program Stalled?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz uranium-enrichment facilities, about 200 miles south of Tehran, in April 2008. Ahmadinejad announced on Iranian state television during the visit that Iran has begun the installation of some 6,000 new centrifuges, adding to the 3,000 centrifuges already at the facility. The Office of the Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images

Iran Nuclear Expansion 'Stalled' -- BBC

Iran has not expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium at its nuclear facilities since the end of May, diplomats have told the BBC.

But they said there had been an increase in the number of centrifuges installed and that they could be brought online within weeks.

It is not clear whether the slowdown is due to technical or political reasons.

Read more ....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8220940.stm

More News On Iran's Nuclear Program

Diplomats: Iran's enrichment program stagnates -- AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRqjZV1Meppj40hTs8IBOv4DdsQwD9A9T8600

Report: Iran has not expanded uranium enrichment since May -- Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1110007.html

Iran says cooperating with IAEA, West skeptical -- Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLK11768820090824

Uncertainty Surrounds Iran's Nuclear Capability -- NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112109445

Timeline: The U.S., Iran And The Nuclear Question -- NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112187088

TIMELINE: Iran's nuclear program -- Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/gc08/idUSTRE57O2GQ20090825

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