Centrifuges in North Korea Forcing a Recalculation of Iran's Nuclear Progress (Commentary, Text and Context)

By DC) Iran Times International (Washington

Centrifuges in North Korea Forcing a Recalculation of Iran's Nuclear Progress (Commentary, Text and Context) - DC) Iran Times International (Washington
  • Release Date: 2010-12-10
  • Genre: Reference

Description

The recent confirmation that North Korea has built a centrifuge plant for uranium enrichment has major implications for the Middle East as much as it does for East Asia. The presence of the plant, shown on November 12 to visiting Stanford University professor Siegfried Hecker and two colleagues, has sparked a need to reassess the technical nuclear competence of Iran, with which North Korea has collaborated on missile development, and raises questions about U.S. intelligence capabilities. Background