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2. They've been developing the ability to make nuclear weapons, and that is prohibited by the NPT.
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:40 AM
Oct 2013

That's been widely reported, not from just one intelligence agency but, I daresay, from them all.

And as the Federation of American Scientists point out:

"No sound strategic energy planning would prioritize nuclear energy in a country like Iran"

"Instead of enhancing Iran's energy security, the nuclear program has diminished the country's ability to diversify and achieve real energy independence."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-iran-nuclear-report-idUSBRE93200620130403


The full report is on the Federation of American Scientists website at http://blogs.fas.org/blog/2013/04/new-report-analyzing-irans-nuclear-program-costs-and-risks/ and on the Carnegie website at http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/04/02/iran-s-nuclear-odyssey-costs-and-risks/fvui

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