American intelligence has also been unable to forecast exactly when the new facilities would be able to produce enough uranium to make a nuclear weapon.

From it we shall produce uranium, which will also be invaluable.

Indeed, bomb-making is the only reason to produce highly enriched uranium.

In addition to copper, the mine also produces cobalt and uranium.

And there is no need for Iran to produce more 20 % enriched uranium.

The current Iranian program produces enriched uranium on a small scale.

Iranian officials have said they intend to use Fordow to produce 20% uranium.

Iran can provide no credible rationale for producing so much 20% enriched uranium.

"The war destroyed totally Iraq's indigenous capability to produce uranium," he said.

Under the plan, all nations would be asked to join an international agreement to stop producing uranium and plutonium for nuclear weapons.