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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/26/us-nuclear-iran-uranium-idUSBRE84O0SN20120526
Report: Iran Has Enough Uranium for Five Bombs
(Reuters) Fredrik Dahl - Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in the last five years would be enough for at least five nuclear weapons if refined much further, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said, based on data in the latest report by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which was issued on Friday. Iran has produced almost 6.2 tons of uranium enriched to a level of 3.5% since it began the work in 2007 - some of which has subsequently been further processed into higher-grade material. This is nearly 750 kg. more than the IAEA reported in February. ISIS said Iran's monthly production had risen by roughly a third.