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Apr 23, 2026

International Concerns Mount Over Iran's Nuclear Stockpile, Including 2,100 kg of Bushehr Plutonium

International monitoring bodies report Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has increased significantly, while a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists analysis highlights approximately 2,100 kilograms of weapons-usable plutonium stored at the Bushehr nuclear power plant—enough material for over 200 nuclear weapons—as missing from current US-Iran negotiations.

Apr 23, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Assuming 10 kilograms of plutonium per bomb, Iran's plutonium stockpile is enough to make more than 200 bombs.
  • ▪The International Atomic Energy Agency's monitoring capabilities at Bushehr are inadequate given the 90-day delay in accessing surveillance footage.
  • ▪The 1977 US General Accounting Office plutonium separation facility design would take no more than six months to build and would require technology no more advanced than that needed to produce dairy or pour concrete.

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Iran's nuclear programArms control & disarmamentNuclear energyMiddle East

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