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EU Experts Say Iran Closer to Nuke Weapon

Tehran a year away on uranium; separate UN report out today

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2008 9:25 AM CST

(Newser) – A new report from a European Union agency concludes that Iran could have enough uranium to build an atomic bomb within one year. The EU results—which precede a major UN report coming out today—look nothing like the findings of the US intelligence community,... Read full story »

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