Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


Plutonium Reactor Satellite Imagery

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A comparison with the analogous Plutonium Production Reactor at Khushab, in Paksitan, reveals similar design elements, including the circular reactor containment vessel, nearby reactor cooling plant, and exhaust gas stack.

Overview of Arak Heavy Water Facility. At this point the facility is still under construction and work has not yet begun on the Plutonium production reactor (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Overview of Arak Heavy Water Facility. By this time there is considerably less construction at the Heavy Water Facility and the probable Plutonium production reactor is now visible.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Future site of probable Plutonium reactor and support buildings. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Probable Plutonium production reactor and support facilities are now now visible.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

An area of about 35 acres (14 hectacres) appears to have been cleared for future construction. (Source: Space Imaging, 2/29/2004)

Construction has begun on the probable Plutonium production reactor.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Future site of buildings adjacent to probable Plutonium production reactor. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of support buildings adjacent to probable Plutonium production reactor. (Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of Heavy Water Facility. Construction is visible. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of Heavy Water Facility. New buildings and parking lots are now complete.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of Arak facilities. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of Arak facilities. Construction appears to be complete. New buildings and paved roads are visible. (Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities, newly constructed buildings are visible.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of Arak Heavy Water Facilities.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of buildings near Heavy Water Facility. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of buildings near Heavy Water Facility, recent construction is visible.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Detail of road leading into Arak Heavy Water Facility. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Detail of road leading into Arak Heavy Water Facility. There now appears to be a guard house or checkpoint controlling access to the facility.(Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)

Area near the road leading into Heavy Water Facility. No signs of construction are visible. (Source: Digital Globe, 9/26/2002)

Area near the road leading into Heavy Water Facility. New buildings and construction are visible. (Source: Digital Globe, 2/27/2005)