Institute for Science and International Security

Update on Assessing the Detonation at the Natanz Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center:
July 9, 2020
As we continue to obtain and receive newer and more detailed information, we believe that we are gaining a clearer understanding of this event, leading us to update our analyses. More ›
Damage to the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC) at Natanz
July 8, 2020
High-resolution commercial satellite imagery from July 4 and 5, 2020, shows that the Iran Centrifuge Assembly Center (ICAC) at the Natanz Enrichment Site has suffered significant, extensive, and likely irreparable, damage to its… More ›
Mysterious Fire and Explosion in the New Natanz Advanced Centrifuge Assembly Facility
July 3, 2020
The site of the fire at the Natanz Enrichment Site identified in an AEOI photo is the same building the Institute identified as centrifuge assembly workshop in 2017. More ›
Alleged Sanctions Violations of UNSC Resolutions on North Korea for 2019/2020:
July 1, 2020
For 2019/2020, the Institute identified over 250 alleged violations in the two most recent UN Panel of Experts reports, involving 62 countries, an increase of six countries compared to the previous year’s reporting… More ›
The Alleged Nuclear Weapons Development Site near Abadeh, Iran
June 10, 2020
The Institute identified one of the locations the IAEA wants to visit as Abadeh, used during the Amad Plan in the early 2000s for experiments to develop nuclear weapons. More ›
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