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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell

Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran's nuclear deal

Mideast Wars - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Much of the focus on Iran's nuclear program has been on Tehran's enrichment of uranium, but experts also keep a close watch on the Islamic Republic's Arak heavy water reactor.

That's because the facility, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of Tehran, could produce plutonium, which can be used to make an atomic bomb.

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