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Weapon Program Background Report
August 15, 2019
A chronology of milestones in Iran's missile program since 1985, including Iran's development of liquid- and solid-fueled ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles, and the imports that have helped improve these systems. The chronology also tracks efforts by the United States and other countries to punish entities that support Iran's missile...
Weapon Program Background Report
June 21, 2017
1967: Start-up of the U.S.-supplied 5-megawatt Tehran Research Reactor (TRR).
1970: Iran signs the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).
1974: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is established.
Weapon Program Background Report
August 9, 2016
This is a brief history of Iran's progress toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon. The emphasis is on achievements, rather than motives. The achievements presented here have been cataloged primarily by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Weapon Program Background Report
June 11, 2013
The table below lists information about facilities in Iran's declared nuclear infrastructure.
Facility
Purpose
Location
Status
Supplier
Uranium Mines
Weapon Program Background Report
May 1, 2012
The table below sets forth what is publicly known about the size and capability of Iran's nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.
Weapon Program Background Report
May 1, 2012
Iran's ballistic arsenal is one of the largest in the Middle East, and, according to the Director of National Intelligence, many of Iran's missiles are "inherently capable of carrying a nuclear payload." Iran has made important technical strides in recent years with regard to missile development: it has successfully placed three satellites into...
Weapon Program Background Report
July 1, 2011
November 1929: Iran accedes to the Geneva Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
September 1980: The Iran-Iraq War begins.
Weapon Program Background Report
July 1, 2005
This is a brief history of Iran's efforts to develop chemical weapons. The emphasis is on Iran's technical achievements rather than its motives, and the essay relies primarily on statements and reports produced by government agencies and international organizations.