The Israeli General Gabi Ashkenazi has acknowledged having overseen the creation of computer virus Stuxnet, who was Iran's nuclear facilities, in a video filmed on the occasion of his retirement, says Haaretz (in Hebrew). Stuxnet virus, appeared in late 2009, was mainly infiltrated Iranian computers.
The analysis showed that the operation was designed to disrupt the uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz Iran. The sophistication of the virus seemed to indicate he had been created by an organization with resources and advanced knowledge, presumably a State. The virus seemed to have reached its goal, at least in part, the plant in Natanz have had to stop working several times due to "technical problems".
But a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accessed by the Washington Post, shows that the central Iranian returned to a level of production "or greater" than that which was established in late 2009, before the first attacks of the virus. According to a study by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a first version was published on Wednesday, the impact was relatively minor Stuxnet.
Malga embargo prohibiting Iran from importing materials that could be used to enrich uranium at Natanz plant was able to replace without too much difficulty the material damaged by the virus. And despite the damage to infrastructure of the plant, "Stuxnet has not stopped or even slowed the production of enriched uranium", the experts conclude. 
The analysis showed that the operation was designed to disrupt the uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz Iran. The sophistication of the virus seemed to indicate he had been created by an organization with resources and advanced knowledge, presumably a State. The virus seemed to have reached its goal, at least in part, the plant in Natanz have had to stop working several times due to "technical problems".
But a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accessed by the Washington Post, shows that the central Iranian returned to a level of production "or greater" than that which was established in late 2009, before the first attacks of the virus. According to a study by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a first version was published on Wednesday, the impact was relatively minor Stuxnet.
Malga embargo prohibiting Iran from importing materials that could be used to enrich uranium at Natanz plant was able to replace without too much difficulty the material damaged by the virus. And despite the damage to infrastructure of the plant, "Stuxnet has not stopped or even slowed the production of enriched uranium", the experts conclude.
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