So, we usually think that producing yellow cake, is as difficult as, building a nuclear reactor, as Iran objectiv. Well Saddam Hussein was smarter "During the 1970s and early 1980s, Iraq bought uranium in various forms from the international market. These materials included about 486 tons of yellowcake, 33,470 kg of “natural” uranium dioxide, 1,767 kg of “low-enriched” uranium dioxide (2.6 percent 235U), and 6,005 kg of “depleted” uranium dioxide from Portugal, Italy, Niger, and Brazil. "

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