{"id":46597,"date":"2011-11-11T03:17:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T01:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=46597"},"modified":"2023-04-03T22:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:30:42","slug":"irans-nuclear-weapons-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2011\/11\/11\/irans-nuclear-weapons-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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November 10, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran Strike May Set Back Nuke Program at Most Three Years, U.S. Says<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran: IAEA Nuclear Report a Breakthrough, But at What Cost?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
A new UN report makes the strongest case to date that Iran\u2019s nuclear program is intended to construct nuclear weapons. The report will significantly affect the debate over Iran\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons as well as increase growing tensions over Israel\u2019s reported plans to attack Iran. Outstanding questions are why the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suddenly decided to release a report with such dramatic conclusions and whether the US sacrificed too much sensitive intelligence to obtain this report.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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Wurmser: Harsh Response from Iran if Attacked<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In an wide ranging discussion with LIGNET Managing Editor Fred Fleitz, LIGNET Senior Analyst Dr David Wurmser says he expects an aggressive response from Iran if attacked by the US or Israel. Wurmser believes recent reports of a possible Israeli air strike are credible but he views the new IAEA report on Iran\u2019s nuclear program as nothing new and confirming what many experts already believed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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CIA Director Hayden: Fork in the Road Ahead on Iran’s Nuclear Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In an exclusive interview with LIGNET.com, former CIA Director Michael Hayden said the United States is fast approaching a crucial fork in the road on the Iranian nuclear program that will require making some difficult decisions. He believes these decisions will need to be taken after next fall’s presidential elections.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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US Mulls Iran Sanctions but Not on Oil, Central Bank<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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France Warns Iran of “unprecedented” Sanctions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran Moved Nuclear Material to Bunker <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 9, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran\/Russia: Tehran Dispatches Officials to Moscow to Discuss IAEA Report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Iran sent an official delegation to Moscow to discuss\u00a0the new\u00a0IAEA report on its nuclear program, according to a Russia press report\u00a0. . . Russia has been a key defender of Iran and its nuclear program and helpd build Iran’s Bushehr reactor and provided it with nuclear fuel . . . Iran’s quick action to begin talks with Russia probably reflects its concern at the unusually blunt accusations in the report that Iran has been engaged in nuclear weapons research . . . Iran and Russia probably are also worried how the US and Israel will use the report to increase international pressure on Iran.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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How Iran Might Respond to an Attack from Israel or the US<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Experts interviewed by LIGNET believe Iran would most likely respond to a US or Israeli airstrike on its nuclear sites by encouraging its terrorist proxies to commit terrorist acts and fire missiles against Israel. The experts generally agreed that other more aggressive steps are possible but unlikely and probably would prove effective if taken.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Reactions to IAEA Iran Report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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IAEA Says Iran Worked on Nuclear Bomb Design<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Russia Warns against Military Strike on Iran <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Why Obama Might Save Israel From Nuclear Iran: Jeffrey Goldberg<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Israel’s Barak Dismisses Talk of Attacking Iran<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 7, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran: IAEA to Release New Report on Nuclear Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is scheduled to release a new report this week that reportedly will suggest Iran has been engaged in multiple activities related to nuclear weapons research, including building an implosion device . . . the report also reportedly will claim Iran has received assistance with its\u00a0 nuclear weapons program from Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan and North Korea . . . the IAEA will be passing on new information gathered from member governments . . . the report will further undermine the US intelligence community’s position that Iran halted its nuclear weapons research program in 2003 . . . this information confirms a mass of earlier information on Iran’s nuclear weapons research and will be used to increase pressure on Tehran . . . LIGNET will provide a detailed analysis of this report after it is released.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 7, 2011<\/div>\n
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Has Iran Ended Israel’s Begin Doctrine?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 4, 2011<\/div>\n
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Israel\/Iran: Escalating Rhetoric, Leaks Over Iran Attack Plan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Over the last week, the possibility of an Israeli air strike against Iran\u2019s nuclear program has dominated the Israeli press and refocused public debate. Official statements, Israeli military activities, and accusations of leaks against former senior intelligence officers leaking against a possible attack has the country on edge and has triggered an unusual public debate reflecting deep divisions within the Israeli government.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 4, 2011<\/div>\n
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How Israel and Iran Shape up Militarily<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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November 2, 2011<\/div>\n
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Israel\/Iran: New Reports Israel Planning an Attack on Iran<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In a flurry of Israeli media stories, reports have resurfaced that Israel is planning an imminent airstrike on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities. It is impossible to confirm such reports that may have been leaked to the Israeli media for political purposes or to influence policy. They may, however, reflect rising Israeli concern about Iranian rogue behavior, including the recent attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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October 26, 2011<\/div>\n
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CIA Director Hayden: Assassination Plot “Absurd But True.”<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
In a new interview with LIGNET.com Managing Editor Fred Fleitz, former CIA Director Michael Hayden said that an Iranian government-backed plot revealed by the Obama administration to kill the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. is “absurd but true” and reflects that “the Iranians are capable of great evil.” Hayden believes this is a dangerous situation for U.S. security and indicates that Iranian decisionmaking is either irrational or dysfunctional.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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October 23, 2011<\/div>\n
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EU\/Iran: EU Sends Mixed Signals to Iran<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The EU agreed on Friday to sanction five Iranians over the plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. . . . EU Foreign Policy Director Catherine Ashton also announced on Friday that multilateral talks with Iran over its nuclear program could soon resume . . . Ashton\u2019s statement was in response to a letter from Iran\u2019s chief nuclear negotiator . . . Iran wants recognition of its right to enrich uranium as a precondition to talks; Aston rejected preconditions . . . the EU\u2019s sanctions decision falls well short of the U.S. decision to sanction the Iranian Central Bank but is still a significant achievement by the 27-member EU . . . the simultaneous offer to engage in nuclear talks was unfortunate since it will overshadow the EU sanctions decision and telegraph to the Iranian leadership that relations with the EU will remain unchanged after the assassination attempt.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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October 13, 2011<\/div>\n
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Saudis, U.S. Trade Charges with Iran over Plot<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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October 12, 2011<\/div>\n
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Situation Report: Iranian Plot To Kill Saudi Ambassador in DC<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
The alleged assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. backed by the Iranian government could represent a major change in tactics by Iran in its support of terrorism and must be carefully examined to determine who exactly was behind this plot. Some are challenging whether Iranian leaders could have been behind this plot, including former CIA officer Robert Baer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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August 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran\/Russia: Start up of Iranian Nuclear Power Plant Delayed Again<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran announced that the Bushehr nuclear power plant has again been delayed and will miss its August start up target . . . Iran blamed Russia for the delay and attacked Moscow\u2019s honesty about the plant . . . this is at least the second delay this year . . . the Bushehr plant also was reportedly delayed by the mysterious Stuxnet computer virus allegedly created by Israeli or American intelligence agencies . . . delays in the start up of Bushehr probably are a combination of technical problems and incompetence by Iranian plant operators . . . the delays and the high cost of the plant are straining Iran-Russia relations .<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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June 15, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran: Accelerating Nuclear Weapons Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Fred Fleitz, intel project editor and a former CIA analyst, discusses recent reports that Iran has stepped up its efforts to produce nuclear weapons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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June 8, 2011<\/div>\n
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Iran takes step toward to weapons-grade uranium enrichment, triples production<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran plans to triple its production of high-grade uranium and transfer the bulk of its operations from its Natanz to an underground bunker in Fordow, a site kept secret until 2009 . . . <\/span>Iran\u2019s atomic energy chief Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani announced Tehran\u2019s plans on Wednesday, reportedly in response to U.S. sanctions . . . The decision drew immediate condemnation from western leaders who called it a \u201cprovocation\u201d . . . Iran\u2019s shift to 20 percent uranium enrichment demonstrates technological capabilities that experts say make weapons-grade 90 percent enrichment within reach.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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