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Iran Installing New Centrifuges, Sparking Concerns Over Nuclear Scale-Up

By Kat Hannaford Published July 19, 2011, 10:38 am ET

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Iran may claim they’re only installing new centrifuges to generate power and medical radioisotopes for cancer-afflicted people, but the UN Security Council is concerned that they’re scaling up their nuclear plants to produce more uranium for weapons. [AP via PBS]

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