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What kind of umbrella?
July 22, 2009

The New York Times is reporting today that Secretary of State Clinton suggested the United States would extend a “defense umbrella” over Persian Gulf states should Iran… Read More ›

The Indian double standard?
July 21, 2009

Indian media are reporting that trials of its first indigenously-manufactured nuclear-powered submarine will begin on July 26, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on hand for the launch.  The… Read More ›

Ali Akbar Salehi named Atomic Energy Agency chief
July 17, 2009

Ali Akbar Salehi was appointed yesterday by President Ahmadinejad the new chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization.  Salehi served previously as Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA in… Read More ›

Iran Atomic Energy Agency Chief resigns
July 16, 2009

BBC is reporting this morning that Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization submitted his letter of resignation three weeks ago to President Ahmadinejad; he… Read More ›

Obama leaves the door to talks open; Six months to a bomb?  Not so fast…
July 15, 2009

A couple of important stories, one major typo and a denial:  The German weekly news magazine Stern is reporting that according to sources at the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND),… Read More ›

Latest release of the ISIS illicit procurement case studies
July 14, 2009

This is the latest report in a series of illicit trade case studies including Iranian efforts to obtain dual-use equipment for Iran’s growing nuclear program.
The study focuses… Read More ›

Common misconceptions about Iran’s nuclear program
July 9, 2009

Since it became public knowledge in 2002, ISIS has been closely following both the debate on Iran’s nuclear program as well as the developments in the program itself. In the… Read More ›

Misunderstood Biden?
July 6, 2009

Vice President Biden has been widely quoted (here and here are but two examples) from his Sunday appearance on This… Read More ›

July 14, 2009
A Smuggler’s Procurement of Nuclear Dual-Use Pressure Transducers for Iran

This case study looks at the April 2009 case of an Iranian-Canadian citizen arrested by Canadian authorities on evidence that he procured nuclear dual-use components from a U.S. company, brought them to Canada, and attempted to re-export them to Iran via Dubai. He allegedly purchased two pressure transducers, which can be used in gas centrifuge plants to measure gas pressure of the uranium hexafluoride in the cascades.

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July 8, 2009
Misconceptions about Iran’s Nuclear Program

In the interest of promoting a broader understanding of technical issues about Iran’s uranium enrichment programs, ISIS has identified below several misconceptions about Iran’s nuclear program that have arisen in comments we have received or seen expressed in the broader news media.

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