IRAN: Tehran needs 3-5 years to build nuclear weapons

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  • Building a bomb
  • Technical requirements
  • Uranium enrichment route
  • Khan connection
  • Uranium separation
  • Centrifuge 'cascade'
  • Key milestones
  • Hexafluoride gas
  • Dud centrifuges?
  • Centrifuge construction
  • Enrichment timetable
  • Uncertain estimates
  • US government
  • NGO studies
  • Intelligence gaps

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