A second clandestine visit by Iranian nuclear scientists to Russia occurred last year, aiming to secure technology with potential weapons applications, according to the U.K. Financial Times . The trip involved the SPND, an Iranian military unit accused by the United States of leading nuclear weapons research, and Russian military institutes.

Documents obtained by the Financial Times provide the first evidence of Moscow engaging Tehran on nuclear knowledge. Jim Lamson, a former CIA analyst, told the outlet that Tehran’s experts were “seeking laser technology and expertise that could help them validate a nuclear weapon design without conducting a nuclear explosive test.”

Iran insists its program is peaceful, while Russia opposes a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic. Before the United Sta

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