[AP] George Jahn - Iran has recently tested ways of recovering highly enriched uranium from waste reactor fuel in a covert bid to expand its nuclear program, according to an intelligence assessment by a member of the 145-nation International Atomic Energy Agency. Experts say the experiment appears plausible as an incremental step that could move Iran further along the path to weapons capability. If the information is accurate, then Iran is "trying to get their nose in the tent" of reprocessing material potentially suitable for a warhead, said David Albright, whose Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security tracks suspect secret proliferators.
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