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Cleanup Activity at Suspected Parchin Test Site Appears Complete

IN THIS ISSUE: Cleanup activity at Parchin appears complete, Agni-II user trial soon, changes in the nuclear weapons targeting process since 1991, all nuclear operations at Y-12 halted, Australia rules out US nuclear aircraft carrier base, Sen. Bingaman proposes nuclear waste management bill.

Published on August 2, 2012
 

Cleanup Activity at Suspected Parchin Test Site Appears Complete

David Albright and Robert Avagyan | ISIS

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Commercial satellite imagery from July 25, 2012 of a site at the Parchin military complex shows what appears to be the final result of considerable sanitization and earth displacement activity. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suspects that this complex contains a high explosive testing chamber that was used for nuclear weapons related development.

The latest image from July 25, 2012 shows stark differences in the site's current layout from earlier imagery. The entire area surrounding the buildings appears to have been bulldozed, covered, and flattened. The only remaining traces of activity are the apparent base of one of the demolished buildings and earth piles formed as a result of earth removal and displacement. There are no traces of heavy machinery or construction materials suggesting that no major activity is planned in the near future.   Full Article



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