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Iran's nuclear program may have cost the country $500 billion or more
http://www.businessinsider.com/irans-nuclear-program-has-been-an-astronomical-waste-for-the-country-2015-6
Iran's nuclear program may have cost the country $500 billion or more
Armin Rosen
Jun. 30, 2015, 11:18 PM
The Iranian nuclear program has been astronomically costly for the Islamic Republic.
A 2013 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace report authored by Iran analyst Karim Sadjapour estimated that the total cost of construction, operation, research, and nuclear-related international sanctions totaled around $100 billion.
In a June 29th conference call, Sadjapour said that bill may really be as much as $500 billion.
The dollar cost belies other, less quantifiable repercussions of the nuclear program. For example, nuclear-related sanctions have cut Iran off from foreign markets, leading to a demoralizing long-term economic trough.
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Iran's nuclear program may have cost the country $500 billion or more
Armin Rosen
Jun. 30, 2015, 11:18 PM
The Iranian nuclear program has been astronomically costly for the Islamic Republic.
A 2013 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace report authored by Iran analyst Karim Sadjapour estimated that the total cost of construction, operation, research, and nuclear-related international sanctions totaled around $100 billion.
In a June 29th conference call, Sadjapour said that bill may really be as much as $500 billion.
The dollar cost belies other, less quantifiable repercussions of the nuclear program. For example, nuclear-related sanctions have cut Iran off from foreign markets, leading to a demoralizing long-term economic trough.
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