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Iran Resumes Nuclear Activities, Could Be “Months Away” From Uranium Enrichment Capability
Breaking an agreement with France, Germany and the United Kingdom, Iran has resumed building and testing equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapon material, the (London) Daily Telegraph reported (see GSN, July 23). However, senior officials from the European powers are planning a secret meeting Thursday in Paris to persuade Iran to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, according to diplomats. Some diplomats doubt that the Europeans’ efforts would be effective. “Iran has resumed research and testing, and every day that passes means it gets closer to mastering the technology,” said one Western source. “If the Europeans think they can outfox the Iranians in the carpet bazaar, they are deeply mistaken,” the source added (Anton La Guardia, Daily Telegraph, July 27). Iran is just “months away” from being able to enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb, a situation described as “grave,” the London Times quoted Western diplomatic sources as saying. “Iran appears to be further advanced in acquiring the relevant nuclear technology than we had initially thought,” said a British official. Tehran had bought time by appearing to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said. “Actually they have just continued with the research work and now they are only a few months away from completing the program,” one source said (Michael Evans, London Times, July 27).
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