Iranian MP Abolfazl Zohrevand: We Need to Be Able to Produce as Many Nuclear Bombs as We Want in Less Than 24 Hours, and Equip Our Missiles with Tactical Nuclear Warheads
He went on to say that tactical nuclear weapons are not considered weapons of mass destruction, so Iran can equip its missiles with such weapons. He said he is ideologically and religiously opposed to Iran possessing a nuclear bomb or WMDs, but he insisted that Iran must be in a position to respond to a nuclear attack in the shortest possible time, ideally within 48 hours.
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