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No Evidence Iran Is Building Nuclear Bomb, Says UN Atomic Energy Chief (novaramedia.com)

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[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Thanks for proving my point. From the article you linked:

Most worryingly for the international community, Iran had by last summer produced a stockpile of just over 440kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU), of 60% purity. In terms of technical difficulty, once at 60%, it is a relatively easy step to reach 90% – weapons-grade uranium that can be used to make a compact warhead.

You don't need HEU for civilian nuclear power operations.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You ignored the main part though

Despite that uncertainty, the IAEA director general, Rafael Grossi, said on Monday that “we don’t see a structured programme to manufacture nuclear weapons”.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago

You don't need "a structured programme to manufacture nuclear weapons" for it to be clear that's what the intention is. At that point it's already too late.

Again: You don’t need highly enriched uranium (HEU) for civilian nuclear power operations.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Did you ignore the part of there being no evidence Iran was developing a nuclear bomb?

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago

Here let me make it a bit easier to read:

a stockpile of just over 440kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU), of 60% purity

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago

a stockpile of just over 440kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU), of 60% purity

a stockpile of just over 440kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU), of 60% purity

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Since it is so easy why didn't they do it?

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because they got bombed?

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They was at 60% for 4 years . If they want it they would have already done it

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

did…did you read it though?