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Israeli Nuclear Experts Warn: Iranian Concessions Are Easily Reversible

(Ynet News) Michal Margalit - "Everything (the Iranians) did so far will not prevent them, if they want, to change direction," Prof. Meir Litvak, the director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University, said Thursday. He asserted the Iranians were only fulfilling their obligations because sanctions imposed on the country have yet to be removed. Dr. Emily B. Landau, head of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program at the Institute for National Security Studies, noted: "It all comes down to their commitment to stop 20% uranium enrichment, and diluting the existing stockpile of 20% enriched uranium....[But] you have to remember these processes are reversible. Meaning, you can turn the diluted uranium back to 20%. So while they are complying with the interim agreement, they continue 5 percent uranium enrichment." Iran also continues research and development of new and advanced centrifuges that can spin at very high speeds. "The moment you have centrifuges that spin at much higher speeds, you can enrich the 5% uranium to levels higher than 90% much faster," Landau explained. "It neutralizes the importance of limiting enrichment to 20%."
2014-05-30 00:00:00
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