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Does Turkey's Iran Policy Serve Turkey?

"Does Turkey's Iran Policy Serve Turkey?
By Soner Cagaptay
Hurriyet Daily News, May 31, 2010

The central problem with the recent nuclear deal brokered by Turkey and Brazil with Iran is that it does not quite tackle Iran's ability to weaponize its uranium stockpile. According to the arrangement, Iran is to deposit 1,200 kilos of enriched uranium in Turkey. Yet, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, Tehran already possesses over 2,500 kilos of enriched uranium and experts say that 1,200 kilos is all that is needed to produce a bomb."

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