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Iran’s new centrifuge: What do we know about it?

April 13, 2010

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As expected on Iran’s annual Nuclear Day, President Ahmadinejad had a headline-grabbing announcement. This time that it was launching a “third generation” centrifuge which is reportedly a significant improvement on its current IR-1 centrifuge. ISIS examines the potential capabilities of this new design in its report here.