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Moscow and Tehran have announced that the nuclear reactor Russia is building Iran at Bushehr has completed all its test-runs and will be up and running in early September - ahead of schedule.
DEBKAfile's military sources have repeatedly reported that the Iranian reactor at Bushehr is not just a power plant but also has military applications. Chief among them is the reuse of its fuel rods to produce plutonium as atomic weapon fuel.
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July 8, 2010, 10:14 AM (GMT+02:00)
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After his June 29 talks with Barack Obama, Saudi King Abdullah decided not to wait for US sanctions to take effect on Iran but get the kingdom's nuclear program underway with all possible speed, helped by France. The Saudi momentum is carrying Egypt and Jordan in its wake. It colored Binyamin Netanyahu's talks with Barack Obama on Tuesday.
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