Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 02/08/2010 - 6:33pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.<br /><br />Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.<br /><br />(AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.




 

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