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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has passed new bill to boost nuclear activities in the country?
A
Iran
B
Pakistan
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Qatar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1950s - 1960s. Iran’s nuclear program was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States. On 5 March 1957, a “proposed agreement for cooperation in research in the peaceful uses of atomic energy” was announced under the Eisenhower administration’s Atoms for Peace program.

Detailed explanation-2: -Iran has one nuclear power plant at its southern port of Bushehr that went online in 2011 with help from Russia, but also several underground nuclear facilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, Iran has a uranium stockpile to create 8 to ten nuclear bombs. But thanks to this nuclear deal, Iran must reduce its stockpile of uranium by 98%, and will keep its level of uranium enrichment at 3.67% - significantly below the enrichment level needed to create a bomb.

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