Thread by @iran_policy

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'Shock Wave Generator for #Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program:More than Feasibility Study’was released by @TheGoodISIS on May7,based on Iran’s nuke archives detailing development&manufacturing of key nuclear weapon subcomponent-“shock wave generator”
isis-online.org/isis-reports/d…

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“Shock wave generator is a MPI system,which uniformly initiates a spherical shell of high explosives/“main charge”which in turn compresses nuclear core made frm weapon-grade uranium to achieve mass for a nuke explosion”

Once more clarifying true nature of #Iran’s nuke program

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After2003(revelation of Iran’s nuclear prgm by @NCRIUS)the Shock Generator Project&Sanjarian facility were provided with a cover purpose of performing non-nuclear military+non-military explosive tests,some activities were shifted to universities,ie Malek Ashtar University(MUT)

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Sanjarian site was first publicly identified in2009 by @Iran_policy,as “Research Center for Explosion&Impact”(METFAZ).#NCRI stated this site was developing high-explosive detonators for use in atomic bombs & manufacturing components for these detonation systems

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During the Press conference #NCRI provided 2addresses:
Sanjarian:Manufacturing venue of detonation systems
command & research center in E.Tehran where computerized simulations on penetration-impact were carried out.
reuters.com/article/idINIn…

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The @NCRIUS stated in 2017 that the location was “responsible for conducting research and building a trigger for a nuclear weapon
ncrius.org/revelations-st…

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#NCRI stated that its most recent investigation revealed that METFAZ had moved from Sanjarian site & was conducting its main activities in another location,specifically stating the new location was at the Parchin military complex-codename “Research Academy” (Pazhouheshkadeh).

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#NCRI:“Parchin has become the main center for METFAZ’s tests&activities
Following JCPOA,in order to avoid blowing the cover on METFAZ’s activities,a large portion of activities conducted at METFAZ(Sanjarian) as well as site personnel,were transferred to Parchin Research Academy

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The move resulted in the subsiding of activities at the Sanjarian site
ncrius.org/revelations-st…

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via satellite imagery @TheGoodISIS confirms #NCRI identified site at Parchin is a high explosives research+development+manufacturing site
Google Earth satellite images of Sanjarian facility,indicate the facility looks less maintained than earlier yrs,consistent w/NCRI finding

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2011-EU sanctioned the Research Center for Explosion and Impact(METFAZ) &listed it as subordinate to Malek Ashtar University(MUT)
This organization is the one identified by @iran_policy in 2009.
iranwatch.org/sites/default/…

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2011-IAEA published information about post-Amad Plan successor organizations,in particular the SADATcenter,listing a subgroup as Center for R&D of Explosion &Shock (ie Sanjarian or METFAZ)

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2017-@NCRIUS called METFAZ,which was part of SPND,the latest known incarnation of the 'Amad Plan'
Director of unit was Mohammad Ferdowsi,an engineer+high-explosive expert,working at Defense Ministry since1986,serving as board of directors chair of High-Explosive Society of MUT

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NCRI stated METFAZ in 2017 did not conduct these activities at Sanjarian,but conducted them at another location, identified as the “Research Academy” located in tunnels near Mamlo Dam north of Parchin High Explosive Test Chamber Facility

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Report concludes, @iaeaorg needs to:
-inspect #Iran's Sanjarian site+related facilities
-examine relevant equipment/materials
-interview personnel to understand shock wave generator proj
IAEA needs to characterize the status of the program today,its work &associated equipment

#NCRI contribution to world peace:
Since1991#Iran resistance has exposed some100secret nuclear projects of the Iranian regime in efforts to prevent the ruling theocracy from obtaining nuclear weapons, safeguarding the Iranian pple & the world at large …nrightspublishing.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/digita…