... you just need a reactor. I think you'll find Iraq and Syria would have preferred a hidden underground HEU production plant, in retrospect.And since when is mining and production of yellow-cake or the building of a national stockpile of uranium illegal, or even any cause for alarm? Any Sovereign country is entitled to do it and they don't need anyone's permission. Small uranium oxide deposits of 3 to 5k tonnes are hardly a rare or unusual occurrences mate, and that's potentially enough for about 450 to 900 HEU bombs. With typical grades about 0.05 to 0.25%, you certainly won't need to process a mountain to get a small arsenal. http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Australia_Mines/pmines.html
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