(Times of Israel) Mitch Ginsburg - Professor Uzi Even, one of the founders of Israel's nuclear reactor in Dimona, said in an interview that he had no doubt about Iran's intention to create a nuclear arsenal. Even believes Iran has already, covertly, created the 20-25 kg. of highly enriched uranium necessary to conduct a successful underground test. In other words, he believes Iran is already a nuclear power. The final stage of enrichment, to weapons-grade fuel, can be done in a small space, far from the public eye. "The critical stage can be done underground, in something the size of a storage room, and no one would know," he said. Even believes Iran has done precisely this already. But Iran must still reduce the weight of any uranium-based nuclear explosive device to produce a warhead that fits in a ballistic missile, and to do so requires sophistication that Iran does not have, he said.
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