Hawks Pushing ‘Zero Enrichment’ Have Been Calling for War with Iran

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BEN ARMBRUSTER

As the United States and its international partners — the so-called P5+1, the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China and Germany — continue what Obama administration officials and experts have said are constructive and positive talks with Iran over its nuclear program, much of the discussion has turned to what kind of deal the Obama administration can get with the Iranians.

One of the main questions surrounding any potential bargain is whether the U.S. and its allies should agree to allow Iran to enrich its own uranium to low levels (up to 5 percent purity) for civilian energy purposes. Iran has enriched uranium up to 20 percent purity, which can be processed quickly into weapons-grade levels (90 percent is considered weapons-grade). While the Iranians have gradually reduced its 20 percent stockpile, it currently has a very large quantity of lower enriched uranium.

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