Tag Archives: Iran

Iran’s nuclear options

Posted on June 28, 2025 by

From ‘What is next for Iran’s nuclear programme?’, The Hindu, June 28, 2025: As things stand, Iran has amassed both the technical knowhow and the materials required to make a nuclear weapon. Second, the Israelis and the Americans have failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Tagged centrifuges, Donald Trump, highly enriched uranium, Iran, Israel, Non-Proliferation Treaty, nuclear programme, nuclear weapons, Tehran, uranium feedstock, weapons-grade uranium | Comments Off

Politics at SESAME

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

I’ve been following the story of the SESAME collaboration in the Middle East since I first heard about it seven years ago, and was really thrilled when its synchrotron achieved first light in November 2017. I wrote about the significance of … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged Iran, Middle East, Oslo Peace Accords, Palestinian Authority, SESAME experiment, synchrotron, Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, UNESCO, X-rays | Comments Off