MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A confidential...

Western powers suspect Iran of attempting to build atomic weapons, but Tehran says its nuclear program is aimed at generating nuclear energy for civilian purposes.

Iran has "sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable" nuclear weapon, the paper quotes the report as saying.

The report, produced in consultations with nuclear weapons experts both inside and outside the IAEA, stresses in its introduction that the conclusions are tentative and are subject to further confirmation.

The report, titled "Possible Military Dimensions of Iran"s Nuclear Program," says Iran"s Ministry of Defense runs a complex program "aimed at the development of a nuclear payload to be delivered using the Shahab 3 missile system," with a range of 2,100 km (1,300 miles).

"The atomic agency"s report also presents evidence that beyond improving upon bomb-making information gathered from rogue nuclear experts around the world, Iran has done extensive research and

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