Iran Built a Facility to Develop Nuclear Weapons and Hid It from Inspectors during Negotiations with the West
The Shahid Mahalatti “pilot plant.”
April 13, 2020
Iran Built a Facility to Develop Nuclear Weapons and Hid It from Inspectors during Negotiations with the West
The Shahid Mahalatti “pilot plant.”
In 2018, the Mossad succeeded in capturing the Islamic Republic’s secret nuclear archive, which experts are still in the process of analyzing and comparing with other sources. One recent discovery is the previously unknown Shahid Mahallati “uranium-metals workshop.” Built in 2002 and operational by 2003, this facility was intended for use as a temporary “pilot plant” to function alongside the main site at Parchin. The latter site, Parchin, was intended to produce enough weapons-grade uranium to build a few nuclear weapons every year. David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, and Frank Pabian describe the purpose of the pilot plant:
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