Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 43

24-Oct-2011

IRAN

Irans Uranium Upgrading Capacity Compromised, Says ISIS

Washingtons Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) reported on 18 October that Irans ability to sustain its current low enriched uranium (LEU) production has decreased substantially as a result of international sanctions and the possible effect of the Stuxnet computer virus attack of October 2010. The report notes that Iran had to increase the amount of active...