Foreign Suppliers to Iran's Nuclear Development

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Foreign Suppliers to Iran's Nuclear Development

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• In 8/91, Reza (Ray) Amiri and Mohammed (Dan) Danesh were indicted in the United States for shipping an oscilloscope purchased from the US firm Tektronix to Iran between 4/89 to 10/90.[1]
• The United Kingdom may have supplied Iran (possibly the TNRC) with high-speed cameras and flash x-ray equipment.[2]

Notes:

1. This item has weapon, non-weapon, and nuclear fuel cycle applications. Hence it is also listed in the "Enrichment" section of this interactive factsheet. James V. Grimaldi and David Greewald, "Some Gear Legally Shipped by Firm Went to Agency Linked to Iranian Military," The Orange County Register, August 30, 1991, p. D6; Marcy Gordon, "U.S. Exported Software, Parts to Iran, Syria, Records Show," The San Francisco Chronicle, August 8, 1991, p. A2; Cristina Lee, "Pair Charged with Illegal Exports to Iran," Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1991, p. D2.

2. Michael Eisenstadt, Iranian Military Power: Capabilities and Intentions (Washington, D.C.: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 1996), p.109; Suppliers of Dual-Use Technology to Iran (Washington, D.C.: US House of Representatives, Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations, and Human Rights, Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 13, 1993), p.25.