Mohammad Javad Larijani, head of Iran’s Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences, said his country could raise its uranium enrichment level to 90 percent.
Globalinfo.az reports that Larijani made the remarks while speaking at a conference titled “Rethinking and Reflection on Nuclear Doctrine”.
He criticised demands for Iran to abandon 60-percent enriched uranium, saying the material has practical significance for the country.
“They are completely wrong to suggest that we give up our 60-percent enriched uranium,” Larijani said.
He also recalled that atomic bombs, chemical weapons and biological weapons are prohibited in Islam. However, he stressed that the military use of nuclear technology is not necessarily limited to producing an atomic bomb.
Tahir Turan
Globalinfo.az
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