Iran Raises Uranium Output as Photos Show Need for Wider Checks

Nov 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg

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Iran Raises Uranium Output as Photos Show Need for Wider Checks

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Satellite photos indicate that Iranhas increased production at a uranium mine, underscoring theneed for wider UN inspections to determine whether the countryis trying to build a nuclear weapon.

Evidence of stepped-up activity at the Gchine mine, nearthe Persian Gulf coast city of Bandar Abbas, is seen in picturesobtained by Bloomberg News and the Washington-based New AmericaFoundation, according to four nuclear analysts who examined theimages. The mine could produce enough uranium to craft at leasttwo atomic bombs a year, experts said.

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