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Iran was enriching nuclear material, which it has been using for civilian nuclear power generation. This is an important distinction. The American regime is "flooding the zone" with bullshit, so that when we hear "nuclear," your mind sort of auto-completes the phrase with "weapons." But Iran has (had?) a nuclear enrichment program that was verified by the IAEA to be used for things like radiation therapy to treat cancer, and power generation.
The idea that it has to be "weapons" is implanted in your mind with propaganda techniques, like Goebbels' big lie.
I find it a little hard to swallow that since inspections ended (thanks to Trump) that Iran hasn't started enriching some weapons grade uranium. It's not like it takes different equipment.
The "intelligence" that Iran is weeks away from getting a weapon is obviously complete bullshit. I'm just saying that I'm sure they have been working that direction, maybe just preparing for a time when it made more strategic sense to start building them. If they ever want nukes, they will need to make a whole lot at once, just to avoid getting invaded after the first test.
So you pulled that out of your ass or back up your claims?
Khamenei is my uncle.
What uses for 60% enriched uranium that don't involve nuclear weapons are you aware of?
Go explain it to the IAEA since you know better than them 🤡
The IAEA agrees with me. They are very concerned that Iran has almost certainly moved their 60% stock to an undisclosed location.
60% is still a long ways off from making a bomb, but there is also no reason to get it that far except to go further.
They don't agree with you.
They didn't want it blown up by the US terrorists.
US broke the deal, IAEA is also not impartial and despite all that Iran cooperated while they didn't need to.
Cry all you want, I hope Iran starts on the bomb or Pakistan gives them one.
They deserve it.
I didn't say they blamed Iran, but concerned is concerned and it's pretty damn easy to Google. I'm not crying, I'm not supporting US actions, I'm not saying Iran is the devil. None of this has been part of this conversation until now, it's just the argument you want to have, and I'm not interested.
great, good riddance