February 10, 2006: IAEA Diplomats Say Iran Has Blueprints for Suspected Nuclear Test Site

A report from Agence France Press claims that Iran has the plans for building a nuclear test site.

According to the report:

Iran has design drawings for building a 400-metre (more than 1,300 feet) deep shaft that is clearly for underground, possibly nuclear, weapons testing, diplomats told AFP Wednesday (8 February).

But the diplomats said there were no indications that Iran, which experts believe is years away from being able to build an atomic bomb, has constructed or plans to build such a site.

The document was part of US intelligence which has been made available to the UN nuclear watchdog and which has been presented to Iran, said a diplomat, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.

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