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Iranian Bomb Graph Appears Adapted from One on Internet

From On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The suspect graph of a nuclear explosion reportedly provided to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as evidence of Iranian computer modeling of nuclear weapons yields appears to have been adapted from a very similar graph in a scholarly journal article published in January 2009 and available on the internet.

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IAEA Reliance on Third-Party Data Could Compromise Political Credibility

From On December 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Beginning with a reference to a contentious report by the AP that used an alleged Iranian document provided by an “unnamed country” to suggest “that Iran is working on a bomb,” Mark Hibbs, a senior associate in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program, writes that increasing reliance by the International [...]

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Fake AP Graph Exposes Israeli Fraud and IAEA Credulity

From On November 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

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That Associated Press story displaying a graph alleged to be part of an Iranian computer simulation of a nuclear explosion — likely leaked by Israel with the intention of reinforcing the media narrative of covert Iranian work on nuclear weapons – raises serious questions about the International Atomic [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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News and views relevant to US foreign policy for Sept. 11

“New intelligence on Iran nuke work”: The Associated Press reports that the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) has received intelligence from the United States, Israel and at least two other Western countries showing that Iran has “moved further toward the [...]

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IAEA Report Shows Iran Reduced Its Breakout Capacity

From On September 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report made public Thursday reveals that Iran has actually reduced the amount of 20-percent enriched uranium available for any possible “breakout” to weapons grade enrichment over the last three months rather than increasing it.

Contrary to the impression conveyed by most news media coverage, [...]

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Iran Willing to Talk…With Conditions

From On October 18, 2010 · 1 Comment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responded to offers for talks from the P5+1 group over the weekend. Ahmadinejad said that he was willing to talk if the group– the five permanent members of the security council plus Germany — are willing to make mention of Israel’s clandestine nuclear program.

The Washington Post reports, [...]

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