Thursday, November 11, 2004

Iran in Deadlock With Europe on Halting Production of Uranium - NY Times

Excerpt:
One outstanding issue is highly technical but considered important by the Europeans. They have demanded that Iran stop its program to convert raw uranium into uranium tetrafluoride. Uranium tetrafluoride is a precursor to the form of uranium that is fed into centrifuges to enrich it for use as fuel that can be used either for peaceful purposes or to develop nuclear weapons, European officials said.

That demand goes beyond what the United Nations' watchdog agency requires, and the Iranians are arguing that they are being asked to do too much. more

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