Iran moving forward towards nuclear weapons?

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-- dire prediction from the former deputy director of the UN watchdog.

I AT and by August Iran will be able to produce enough thistle material to make a nuclear bomb every two months.

Iran has agreed to new talks this month.

But while the diplomatic track has been the preferred option for all sides.

-- Hayden and says it has allow Tehran to get a lot accomplished in ten years in Iran has effectively become a nuclear power.

The day they have that 50000 sent tickets -- -- -- not constant phone bill.

They have -- view of several hundred tons of uranium except more right they have an operating mine.

And they are -- approaching the situation which -- it will keep them in the could have a positive opinion.

Iran recently announced it plans to install a significant number of next generation centrifuges.

Which refine uranium about three times as quickly as the ones currently spending it is conceivable Iran could have a secret facility.

And if it had better centrifuges it could do it Everett wanted to do faster.

Iran's announcement that an intensive deploy these advanced centrifuges.

Opens up more possibilities for -- To build nuclear weapons and to do so more quickly and more secretly.

And therefore may increase the chance -- try.

Iran still maintains it does not want to bomb and the US Defense Secretary said this weekend there is no evidence yet it has decided to build one.

But the IAEA wants more answers it suspects explosives tests were carried out at the part she military -- a decade ago.

But Iran won't grant inspectors access.

The Institute for Science and International Security says recent satellite photo show work possibly cleanup work.

Is ongoing and almost complete vice president Joseph Biden -- said the US would be willing to engage Iran directly if Iran gets serious.

Privately when -- running -- official told me recently that would be the best thing for everyone.

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