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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/19/iran-nuclear-enrichment-fordow/
Iran Signals a Major Boost in Nuclear Program at Key Site
(Washington Post) Joby Warrick - International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have confirmed a major expansion underway inside the Fordow enrichment plant, Iran's most heavily protected nuclear facility, that could soon triple the site's production of enriched uranium and give Tehran new options for quickly assembling a nuclear arsenal, according to confidential documents and analysis by weapons experts. Iran also disclosed plans for expanding production at its main enrichment plant near the city of Natanz. At Fordow alone, the expansion could allow Iran to accumulate several bombs' worth of nuclear fuel every month. Iran already possesses a stockpile of about 300 pounds of highly enriched uranium that could be further refined into weapons-grade fuel for nuclear bombs within weeks, or perhaps days, U.S. intelligence officials say.