UK, France, Germany: No ‘credible civilian’ basis for Iran’s growing uranium stash

The Times of Israel reports: “Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday accused Iran of growing its stockpile of high enriched uranium to ‘unprecedented levels’ without ‘any credible civilian justification.’

The three countries known as the E3 said in a statement that Iran must ‘reverse its nuclear escalation.’

Iran has increased its manufacturing of enriched uranium such that it is the only non-nuclear weapons state to possess uranium enriched to 60 percent, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear watchdog said.

That level is well on the way to the 90% required for an atomic bomb.

‘Iran’s stockpile of High Enriched Uranium has also reached unprecedented levels, again without any credible civilian justification. It gives Iran the capability to rapidly produce sufficient fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons,’ the trio said in the statement…”

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