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Surveys nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and missile programs.

CNS Iran Experts
  • Dr. William Potter | Bio
    Director of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
    wpotter@miis.edu
     
  • Jean Du Preez | Bio (NPT and IAEA compliance issues)
    Director, International Organizations Nonproliferation Program (IONP)
    jean.dupreez@miis.edu
     
  • Sammy Salama | Bio (Middle East nuclear and missile technology)
    Senior Research Associate, Middle East
    sammy.salama@miis.edu
     
  • Leonard Spector | Bio (NPT and IAEA compliance issues)
    Deputy Director of the CNS, Washington, D.C. Office
    leonard.spector@miis.edu
     
  • Larry Scheinman | Bio (NPT and IAEA compliance issues)
    Distinguished Professor, Washington, D.C. Office
    lscheinman@miis.edu
     
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Iran: WMD Capabilities & Programs Part of the "Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East" series.

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Nuclear-Related Sites
List of nuclear-related sites, with descriptions, maps, charts, and satellite photos.

Treaty Issues

Maps & Charts:
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Arak Satellite Photos:
Overview Close-up
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All images courtesy of Space Imaging.

Natanz Satellite Photos:
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Bushehr Satellite Photos:
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Updated: December 18, 2007

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CNS Feature Publications

  • Iranian Nuclear Program Remains Major Threat Despite Partial Freeze
    Despite a December 3, 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate assessment that Iran's "nuclear weapons program" was halted in 2003, serious concerns remain.
    A CNS Research Story by Leonard S. Spector.
    Created: December 6, 2007

  • Ahmadinejad Critics Take Leadership Position; Iran Enters Deal With International Atomic Energy Agency
    an article by Khalid Hilal and Leah Kuchinsky for WMD Insights.
    Created: October 8, 2007

  • Iran's Announcement of a Space Rocket Test: Fact or Fiction?
    an article by Khalid Hilal and Jack Boureston for WMD Insights.
    Created: April 4, 2007

  • Iran's Nuclear Impasse: Give Negotiations A Chance
    As direct negotiations between the United States and Iran may finally materialize, it is critical to remember that armed conflict is both unnecessary and would be mutually destructive.
    A CNS Research Story by Sammy Salama and Elizabeth Salch.
    Created: June 2, 2006

  • Mohamed ElBaradei Calls for a New Global Security Landscape
    Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei spoke in Monterey on May 30, 2006. During his conversation with Dr. William Potter, Dr. ElBaradei highlighted many key issues and challenges facing the nuclear nonproliferation regime today.
    Created: May 31, 2006

  • Two CNS analysts, one from South Africa and one from Russia, give their perspectives on the Iranian nuclear crisis.

  • International Reaction to the Iranian Nuclear Crisis
    CNS has compiled a selection of commentaries on the detailing the viewpoints of various international stakeholders in the current impasse over Iran's nuclear program.
    Created: February 13, 2006

  • China and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis
    An article by Jing-dong Yuan for the Jamestown Foundation China Brief.
    Created: February 3, 2006

  • Chronology of Key Events Related to the Implementation of IAEA Safeguards in Iran
    The IAEA Board of Governors looks set to discuss the Iran nuclear issue at a meeting scheduled for February 2. CNS has prepared a detailed chronology of key events in the IAEA examination of the scope and nature of Iran's nuclear program from June 2003 to the present.
    A CNS Research Story by the International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program.
    Created: January 20, 2006

  • The New IAEA Resolution: Milestone in Iran-IAEA Saga
    The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution on 24 September 2005 finding Iran in non-compliance with its safeguards agreements. The resolution marks the first time the IAEA has found Iran in non-compliance and sets the stage for the next step of Iran’s referral to the Security Council.
    An issue brief by Anna Langenbach, Lars Olberg, and Jean du Preez for the Nuclear Threat Initiative
    Created: November 2005

  • Iran's Game of Nuclear Poker: Knowing When to Fold
    In what many consider to be Iran's final chance, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, during an emergency meeting on August 11, called Iran's bluff by adopting yet another resolution on the implementation of the country's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement. While the Board's resolution noted that the Agency has accounted for all declared nuclear materials in Iran, it also stated that it has not yet been able to verify that there are no undeclared nuclear materials in the country.
    A CNS Research Story by Jean de Preez and Melissa Kessler
    Created: August 26, 2005

  • How to Be Weapon-Ready NPT Members
    An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for the YaleGlobal.
    Created: August 16, 2005

  • A Preemptive Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities: Possible Consequences
    There are reports that the Bush administration has seriously considered an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities but opted to put it on the back burner for the time being.
    A CNS Research Story by Sammy Salama and Karen Ruster.
    Created: August 12, 2004
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Iranian Nuclear Concerns: Key Issues and Analyses

  • Iranian Nuclear Program Remains Major Threat Despite Partial Freeze
    Despite a December 3, 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate assessment that Iran's "nuclear weapons program" was halted in 2003, serious concerns remain.
    A CNS Research Story by Leonard S. Spector.
    Created: December 6, 2007

  • Iran's Nuclear Impasse: Give Negotiations A Chance
    As direct negotiations between the United States and Iran may finally materialize, it is critical to remember that armed conflict is both unnecessary and would be mutually destructive.
    A CNS Research Story by Sammy Salama and Elizabeth Salch.
    Created: June 2, 2006

  • Mohamed ElBaradei Calls for a New Global Security Landscape
    Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei spoke in Monterey on May 30, 2006. During his conversation with Dr. William Potter, Dr. ElBaradei highlighted many key issues and challenges facing the nuclear nonproliferation regime today.
    Created: May 31, 2006

  • Two CNS analysts, one from South Africa and one from Russia, give their perspectives on the Iranian nuclear crisis.

  • International Reaction to the Iranian Nuclear Crisis
    CNS has compiled a selection of commentaries on the detailing the viewpoints of various international stakeholders in the current impasse over Iran's nuclear program.
    Created: February 13, 2006

  • China and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis
    An article by Jing-dong Yuan for the Jamestown Foundation China Brief.
    Created: February 3, 2006

  • Chronology of Key Events Related to the Implementation of IAEA Safeguards in Iran
    The IAEA Board of Governors looks set to discuss the Iran nuclear issue at a meeting scheduled for February 2. CNS has prepared a detailed chronology of key events in the IAEA examination of the scope and nature of Iran's nuclear program from June 2003 to the present.
    A CNS Research Story by the International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program.
    Created: January 20, 2006

  • The New IAEA Resolution: Milestone in Iran-IAEA Saga
    The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution on 24 September 2005 finding Iran in non-compliance with its safeguards agreements. The resolution marks the first time the IAEA has found Iran in non-compliance and sets the stage for the next step of Iran’s referral to the Security Council.
    An issue brief by Anna Langenbach, Lars Olberg, and Jean du Preez for the Nuclear Threat Initiative
    Created: November 2005

  • Iran's Game of Nuclear Poker: Knowing When to Fold
    In what many consider to be Iran's final chance, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, during an emergency meeting on August 11, called Iran's bluff by adopting yet another resolution on the implementation of the country's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement. While the Board's resolution noted that the Agency has accounted for all declared nuclear materials in Iran, it also stated that it has not yet been able to verify that there are no undeclared nuclear materials in the country.
    A CNS Research Story by Jean de Preez and Melissa Kessler
    Created: August 26, 2005

  • How to Be Weapon-Ready NPT Members
    An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for the YaleGlobal.
    Created: August 16, 2005

  • IAEA Board Gives Iran Yet Another Chance
    Despite repeated, strenuous attempts, the United States could not convince the IAEA Board of Governors to establish an October 31 deadline to report Iran to the Security Council for violating its nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations.
    Research Story of the Week by Jean du Preez and María Lorenzo Sobrado.
    Created: September 27, 2004

  • A Preemptive Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities: Possible Consequences
    There are reports that the Bush administration has seriously considered an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities but opted to put it on the back burner for the time being.
    A CNS Research Story by Sammy Salama and Karen Ruster.
    Created: August 12, 2004

  • IAEA Board Deplores Iran's Failure to Come into Full Compliance: Is Patience with Iran Running Out?
    On Friday, June 18, 2004, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously adopted a resolution reprimanding Iran for failing to act in full compliance with its international safeguards obligations.
    An issue brief by Peter Crail and Jean du Preez for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
    Created: July 6, 2004

  • IAEA's Resolution on Iran: A Troubling Past With a Hopeful Future?
    The latest report by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, on the implementation of the NPT safeguards agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, provides both troubling and reassuring details on Iran's nuclear program.
    Now includes the IAEA Resolution.
    Updated: December 1, 2003
    Created: November 14, 2003

  • Iran Rebuked for Failing to Comply with IAEA Safeguards
    A Research Story of the Week by Jean du Preez and Lawrence Scheinman.
    Created: June 18, 2003

  • Iran's Secret Quest for the Bomb
    "At the upcoming June meeting of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Washington wants the agency to declare Iran in material breach of its non-proliferation obligations."
    An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for the YaleGlobal online.
    Created: May 20, 2003

  • Russian Nuclear Exports to Iran: U.S. Policy Change Needed
    On March 29, the State Department is scheduled to report to Congress on nuclear proliferation prevention in Iran. Part of the report is likely to focus on Russia's role in Iran's nuclear development.
    A Research Story of the Week by Cristina Chuen.
    Week of March 27, 2003

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