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Israel’s military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel’s military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor. The warning came in a social media post on X. It included a satellite image of the plant in a red circle like other warnings that proceeded strikes. The Arak heavy water reactor is 155 miles southwest of Tehran.

Heavy water helps cool nuclear reactors, but it produces plutonium as a byproduct that can potentially be used in nuclear weapons. That would provide Iran another path to the bomb beyond enriched uranium, should it choose to pursue the weapon.

 
IDF confirms: We attacked nuclear reactor in Arak and facility in Natanz

The IDF attacked the nuclear reactor in Arak, including the reactor's containment building - a key component in plutonium production. This was confirmed by the IDF spokesman, who added that 40 fighter jets attacked dozens of military targets overnight with more than 100 munitions. The attack was directed at the component intended for plutonium production, thereby preventing its ability to be repurposed for nuclear weapons production, it was reported. In addition, the Air Force attacked a site used for nuclear weapons development in Natanz, where unique components and equipment used for nuclear weapons development are located, and where projects that enable the acceleration of the nuclear weapons program are being developed.

 
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