Iran steps up uranium enrichment
By Anna Fifield and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Daniel Dombey in Washington
Published: April 8 2008 13:07 | Last updated: April 8 2008 18:16
Iran has started installing an additional 6,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges at its main nuclear facility, President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad declared on Tuesday, in a move likely to heighten western fears about Tehran’s nuclear intentions.
The extra equipment would enable Iran to triple its current capacity to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel or weapons grade material.
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