iran, iranian nuclear program, nuclear program, islamic republic, international community, USA United States of America, nuclear weapons, nuclear technology
The nuclear program has been a particular concern of the international community since its inception in 1957. The latest claims by the Islamic regime on the actual production of uranium enrichment have rekindled tensions, especially with the United States and Israel. But what are the real intentions of the Islamic Republic? Is it seeking to produce a nuclear weapon, or simply to achieve a nuclear potential that would allow it to assemble a bomb quickly? Are we facing a pressure tactic or real scientific progress? The obstacle facing the international community is the lack of information. The United States claims that Iran has not yet made a formal decision on whether to pursue this path. However, advisors and policymakers do not have all the information they need to know about Iran's true intentions.
[...] To conclude, one wonders what Iran's real interest is in playing on the certain advances of its nuclear program. In fact, it is mainly a question of nuclear bargaining: it is in Iran's interest to show that it is capable of producing nuclear weapons, to show itself as a technologically powerful state. This is what Ahmadinejad calls Iran's nuclear sovereignty, while indicating that the decision was not taken in a military sense. It is possible to play with the idea of producing nuclear weapons systems repeatedly, but once that is done you really become a military nuclear state, no turning back. [...]
[...] Either for civil, peaceful purposes, or for military purposes. But to avoid being diverted to military purposes, two important collective decisions have been taken by the international community. In 1950, the 'Atom for peace' program was launched. This program consisted in promoting the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. This program follows the speech of president Dwight David Eisenhower in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations on December Thus, Washington exported nuclear technology to several states for peaceful use. [...]
[...] There are two possible paths. The uranium route, which consists of enriching natural uranium. This means separating two qualities of uranium, since only one of its qualities, uranium 235, is useful. It is then used either to fuel a nuclear reactor or to produce an atomic bomb. The enrichment of uranium uses machines called centrifuges. Thus, it is enough to enrich uranium to only 3 - to fuel a nuclear reactor. But for an atomic bomb, enrichment must rise to 80-90% uranium 235. [...]
[...] This research reactor was put into operation in 1967. In the meantime, the Atomic Energy Commission was founded in the Ministry of Economy, yet for more than a decade, a minimum of nuclear research and studies were conducted only at the University of Tehran also saw the creation of an organization specifically tasked with inspecting civilian nuclear facilities around the world to verify that they were not being used for military purposes. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose headquarters are in Vienna. [...]
[...] The Westerners therefore decided to put an end to all cooperation. Relations with France in particular deteriorated. Paris refused to give Iran the enriched uranium provided for in the Eurodif agreement company created in 1973, specializing in the enrichment of uranium) dating from June 1974 and providing for the sale by France of five American atomic power plants, the supply of Iran with enriched uranium, Iran having become a shareholder, the country had a right to remove 10% of the uranium enriched by Eurodif. [...]
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