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February 3, 2005
Iran 'nears bomb production'
Topics: Middle East News and PerspectivesIRAN has obtained the materials and expertise to
make the triggers for an atomic bomb, bringing closer its goal of
acquiring nuclear weapons later this year, the main Iranian opposition
grouping said in Paris today.
Citing secret sources inside
Iran's nuclear development program, the National Council of Resistance
of Iran (NCRI) said Tehran has produced or bought from abroad
quantities of polonium-210 and beryllium - two elements required for
building a "neutron initiator".
It has also developed the know-how to make a "neutron generator" which is another key part of the neutron initiator, the NCRI said.
A neutron initiator starts the chain reaction that leads to nuclear fission, and along with the nuclear fuel and the delivery system is an essential part of an atomic bomb.
"Tehran has already succeeded in using beryllium in conjunction with polonium-210 for large-scale laboratory testing purposes, and is getting very close to the point of industrial production," Mohammad Mohaddessin, the NCRI's foreign affairs committee chairman, told a news conference.
Posted by Hyscience at February 3, 2005 3:09 PM
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