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Report to Congress on Iran and Nuclear Weapons

The following is the July 25, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Iran and Nuclear Weapons Production.

From the report

Iran’s nuclear program has generated widespread concern that Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons. According to U.S. intelligence assessments, Tehran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons at some point, but has halted its nuclear weapons program and has not mastered all of the necessary technologies for building such weapons.

Since the early 2000s, Tehran’s...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/03/report-to-congress-on-iran-and-nuclear-weapons

Report to Congress on Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program

The following is the April 1, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status.

From the report

Iran’s nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons. Iran’s construction of gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities is currently the main source of proliferation concern. Gas centrifuges can produce both low-enriched uranium (LEU), which can be used in nuclear power reactors,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/04/report-congress-status-irans-nuclear-program

Report to Congress on Iran’s Nuclear Program

The following is the Feb. 7, 2019 Congressional Research Service Report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations.

From the report

Several U.N. Security Council resolutions adopted between 2006 and 2010 required Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) investigation of its nuclear activities, suspend its uranium enrichment program, suspend its construction of a heavy-water reactor and related projects, and ratify the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/12/report-congress-irans-nuclear-program

Report to Congress on Status of Iran’s Nuclear Programs

The following is the Sept. 19, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status.

From the report:

Iran’s nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons. Iran’s construction of gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facilities is currently the main source of proliferation concern. Gas centrifuges can produce both low-enriched uranium (LEU), which can be used in nuclear power...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/23/report-congress-status-irans-nuclear-programs

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