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Uranium enrichment hardware acquired by Iran

Report: Iran gets parts needed for uranium enrichment, Wall Street Journal says little-known Tehran firm linked to Islamic Republic’s nuclear program was able to acquired special hardware despite sanctions News agencies  04.03.10,  Ynetnews The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and western intelligence agencies are probing how an Iranian firm linked to Tehran’s nuclear program acquired special uranium enrichment hardware, despite sanctions intended to keep such equipment out of Iran.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic’s enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.
The International Atomic Energy Agency and Western authorities are still trying to determine exactly how the valves and gauges in question reached Iran……
It is unknown how many valves Javedan Mehr Toos acquired or the extent to which they represent an important advance in Tehran’s ultimate ability to enrich uranium, a key step in developing a nuclear weapon.

Report: Iran gets parts needed for uranium enrichment – Israel News, Ynetnews

April 5, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, weapons and war | antinuclear, enriched, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear weapons, uranium