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Imagery Update: New Construction at Golab Dareh November 2024

November 14, 2024
Recent high resolution satellite imagery acquired by the Institute shows new construction at Golab Dareh, a former nuclear weapons development site used by Iran during the Amad Plan nuclear weapons project in the…More ›

Going for the Bomb: Part II, Tasks to Make a Crude Nuclear Weapon

November 7, 2024
This report, Part II of the series, evaluates the tasks necessary to build a nuclear weapon, in particular a crude one, and adds some new thinking on those tasks. Part I discusses Iran’s…More ›

Going for the Bomb: Part I, Pathways and Timelines

November 7, 2024
This report is one of two new reports that summarize those findings and add some new thinking from the Institute and knowledgeable officials on Iran’s pathways to nuclear weapons and the tasks needed…More ›

Karl Lee Network Procures Controlled Materials for Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

October 24, 2024
In 2023, Xiangjiang Qiao, also known as Joe Hansen, was indicted by the U.S. Southern District of New York on multiple charges, including sanctions evasion and money laundering. The defendant is charged with…More ›

October 23, 2024
SPND is the best-known successor organization of Iran’s nuclear weapons program from the early 2000s, which was codenamed the Amad Plan. The organization is known by its Farsi initials SPND or SEPAND, translated…More ›