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Iran speeds up nuclear weapons programme
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Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to speed up production of material western powers believe will lead to faster development of nuclear weapons. VoR's Tom Spender reports.Tehran said it would introduce new centrifuges to its main enrichment plant near Natanz, which the government says is part of an energy strategy. Many in the west believe this is a cover for the fast-tracking of its nuclear weapons proghramme. According to diplomatic sources, Iran wants to install more than 3,000 new enrichment machines at its site at Natanz, central Iran, which can process up to five times faster than the current equipment.
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