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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/international/middleeast/10iran.html
Iran Confirms Processing Tons of Uranium Ore
(AP/New York Times) - Iran confirmed Monday that it had converted 37 tons of uranium into gas, its first acknowledgment of advances made in the production process for enriched uranium. The announcement means Tehran is in a position to start enriching uranium quickly. Enriched uranium is useful in the generation of electricity, which is permitted under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but it also can be turned into nuclear weapons.