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Lennox Kalifungwa

Iran Capable Of Producing Nuclear Weapon In Less Than Two Weeks, U.S. Defense Report Warns

View of Tehran city from the top of the Milad tower ,Central district, Iran. Iran barred International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from overseeing its nuclear activities. ERIC LAFFORGUE/ART IN ALL OF US/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES.

Iran has produced enough fissile material to make a nuclear weapon in less than two weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction report.

“It is assessed that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program at
this time, but has the capacity to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear device in less than two weeks,” said the report, which outlines Washington’s strategic approach to countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction globally.

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