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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70F19Y20110116
WikiLeaks: Iran Searching for Nuclear Bomb Materials
(Reuters) Iran has been developing contacts in more than 30 countries to acquire technology, equipment and raw materials needed to build a nuclear bomb, the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten said on Sunday, citing U.S. diplomatic cables. More than 350 Iranian companies and organizations were involved in the pursuit of nuclear and missile technology between 2006 and 2010, according to the cables. "A race exists between the bomb and [Iranian] financial collapse," a cable quoted a French nuclear expert as saying. "Iran's limited domestic supply of uranium makes it practically impossible to supply the nation's current and future nuclear power plant capacity," said a U.S. State Department note from February 2009. "Consequently, the Iranians are likely to be forced into dealing with foreign suppliers to get uranium for their domestic nuclear industry."