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Does it Matter if Iran Developed Nuclear Weapons at Parchin?

| October 13, 2014

Last week, an explosion at the Iranian military complex known as Parchin drew even more attention to the site, already one of the most contentious in the country's nuclear dossier. Since satellite imagery of the October 5 blast surfaced on the Internet, it has been pored over by non-proliferation experts and provoked ill-informed analysis by Iran hawks. Adding to the sense of urgency, the event occurred as Tehran and its six international negotiating partners strive to meet the November 24 deadline to reach a deal that would scale back the Iranian nuclear program and lift some sanctions, and just two days ahead of scheduled technical meetings between Iran and the IAEA that are part of the process.

With this key piece of the Iranian nuclear puzzle back in the spotlight, it's worth reviewing just what we know about it, and what this tells us about the way forward for negotiations....

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For Academic Citation: Tabatabai, Ariane.“Does it Matter if Iran Developed Nuclear Weapons at Parchin?.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 13, 2014.

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