Mark Fitzpatrick, an expert on Iran’s nuclear program and the director of the nonproliferation and disarmament program at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CBSNews.com earlier this year that while Parchin “very probably” was home to nuclear-related experiments, and, “Iran very probably is trying to cover up evidence,” there is little to suggest any nuclear materials were ever there
(CBS/AP) VIENNA – Diplomats say the U.N. atomic agency has new intelligence that Iran has advanced its work on calculating the destructive power of a nuclear warhead, a step toward building such a weapon. The diplomats say the information from the U.S., Israel and at least one other country alleges the research was done within the past three years. Iran denies that it has worked on nuclear arms and says allegations to the contrary are based on fabricated intelligence. But the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gives credence to the suspicions and says it cannot disprove them unless Iran starts cooperating with its probe of the allegations. U.S.: Israeli pressure over Iran “not useful”IAEA report: Iran covering work at ParchinIsrael, U.S. play diplomatic chicken over Iran The information comes from six diplomats who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss intelligence. The IAEA has been pressing Iran for access to various sites where nuclear-related work is believed to have been carried out, but those requests have intensified in recent months in relation to one site in particular, the . Suspicion that Parchin was involved in a clandestine nuclear weapons program piqued in March 2012, when satellite imagery showed apparent earth-moving vehicles at Parchin – activity suggesting the Iranians might be trying to clean the site of traces of...
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