Today, much to the dismay of many nations on this planet, Iran annouced that it has enriched uranium-235 using 164 centrifuges. Though the current amount of enruched uranium is much less and not enriched enough to make a nuclear weapon (it's only good for reactors to produce energy), it won't be too long until nuclear weapon grade uranium (>90% enriched; Iran only has about 3.5% enrichment) will be produced.The International Atomic Engergy Agency (IAEA) states that Iran has has been running centrifuges since March, and to produce weapon-grade material, Iran would need to run thousands of centrifuges for several months.
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