ISNT IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES?
While Iran is claiming they are enriching uranium to use only for energy and not weapons, this is false and disingenuous. In January 2010, Iran initially agreed to, and then reneged on, a fuel swap deal that would have required Iran to send the majority of its uranium stockpile abroad for enrichment. At the time, this would have deprived Iran of the amount of uranium necessary to build a nuclear weapon. The international community’s rationale was that if Iran truly wanted to have a peaceful nuclear program, outsourcing enrichment would make the process easier, as the Iranian government would be provided with a set supply of enriched uranium, eliminating the need for a difficult and expensive domestic enrichment program. By rejecting this deal, Iran sought to delay action by the international community. Additional evidence that points to the nefarious nature of Iran’s nuclear program includes Iran’s stockpile of 320 tons of uranium hexafluoride to enrich with their centrifuges, which is
