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Iran would need two key elements to construct a uranium bomb: enough highly enriched uranium to produce enough material to construct a uranium bomb and tens of thousands of centrifuges. Currently, Iran has a uranium stockpile to create 8 to ten nuclear bombs.

What does Iran use uranium for?

Enrichment can be used to produce uranium for reactor fuel or (at higher enrichment levels) for weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, and has enriched uranium to less than 5 percent, consistent with fuel for a civilian nuclear power plant.

Is Iran stockpiling uranium?

The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned Thursday that Iran had increased its stockpile of uranium well beyond the limits established in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching it closer to being capable of building a nuclear weapon.

Does Iran have a lot of uranium?

Iran has amassed more than 120kg of 20% enriched uranium, well above the level agreed to in the 2015 deal with world powers, the head of the country's atomic energy agency has told state television.

Why is uranium enrichment necessary?

The purpose of uranium enrichment is to increase the percentage of the uranium-235 isotope with respect to others, with a necessary percentage of around 4% for light water reactors.

How many nuclear bombs does Iran have?

Here's what Iran's Nuclear Program would look like without this deal: As it stands today, Iran has a large stockpile of enriched uranium and nearly 20,000 centrifuges, enough to create 8 to 10 bombs.

Can Iran build a nuclear bomb?

Iran must develop enough highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium to fuel one or more nuclear bomb; construct a nuclear warhead capable of housing the fissile nuclear fuel; and develop a ballistic missile system capable of delivering a nuclear explosive to its target.

Does Iran have nuclear weapon?

Iran has one of the most sophisticated ballistic missile programs in the Middle East. Ballistic missiles play a critical role in any nuclear weapons program, and Iran has had years of experience developing them. The Shahab-3, which is modeled on North Korea's Nodong ballistic missile, has a range of about 800 miles.

Does Iran have uranium mines?

Since 1988, Iran has reportedly opened as many as 10 uranium mines, including the Saghand uranium mine in Yazd province, as well otherwise unspecified locations in Khorassan, Sistan va Baluchestan, and Hormozgan Provinces, and in Bandar-e-Abbas and Badar-e-Lengeh Provinces along the Gulf.

Does Iran have nuclear bombs?

Iran has one of the most sophisticated ballistic missile programs in the Middle East. Ballistic missiles play a critical role in any nuclear weapons program, and Iran has had years of experience developing them. The Shahab-3, which is modeled on North Korea's Nodong ballistic missile, has a range of about 800 miles.