BREAKING: AP Exclusive: Secret document lifts Iran nuke constraints

July 18, 2016

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The Associated Press is now reporting that a secret document shows that under the Obama administration’s deal with Iran, key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program will be lifted in just over a decade. The lifting of these restrictions will cut the time needed for Iran to make a nuclear weapon to just six months.

In vote after vote, House Democrats have sided with the Obama administration on its misguided nuclear deal, despite Iran’s ballistic missile tests and Secretary of State John Kerry’s admission that the deal would fund terrorism.

NRCC Comment: “The AP’s report that President Obama’s misguided Iran deal will allow the country to upgrade its nuclear program in just over a decade, while not surprising, is disturbing. House Democrats’ support for President Obama’s flawed Iran Deal makes the world less safe.” – NRCC Spokesman Bob Salera

 

 AP Exclusive: Secret document lifts Iran nuke constraints

Associated Press

George Jahn

July 18, 2016

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/140ca41aba7a42cda13792f07df4b8d3/ap-exclusive-secret-document-lifts-iran-nuke-constraints

VIENNA (AP) — A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that key restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program will ease in slightly more than a decade, halving the time Tehran would need to build a bomb.

The document is the only secret text linked to last year’s agreement between Iran and six foreign powers. It says that after a period between 11 to 13 years, Iran can replace its 5,060 inefficient centrifuges with up to 3,500 advanced machines.

Since those are five times as efficient, the time Iran would need to make a weapon would drop from a year to six months.

Iran says its enrichment is peaceful, but the program could be used for nuclear warheads.

Two diplomats providing the information Monday demanded anonymity because they weren’t authorized to do so.