Nuclear program of Iran

Historical eventJuly 92008

Nuclear program of Iran

Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games.

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When
Wednesday, July 9 200818 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2000s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2008.

Place: Iran.

Type: nuclear program.

What happened

History This section relies on a single source . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( May 2026 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Main article: History of the nuclear program of Iran See also: Timeline of the nuclear program of Iran Origins under the Shah (1950s–1970s) An Iranian newspaper clip from 1968 reads: "A quarter of Iran's nuclear energy scientists are women." The photograph shows some female Iranian…

The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, and the developing Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant in Khuzestan. The program’s research capabilities are anchored by several facilities, most notably the Tehran Research Reactor and the heavy water reactor at Khondab. Iran's uranium processing infrastructure is centered in Isfahan,

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