[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The Iraqi WMDs, all over again.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They should really consider it at this point

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

That's the lesson I think a lot of countries have beeen learning. Don't fuck with someone who can make thir own portable star.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Iran has oil, there is the reason for the war for you. Anything else is just excuses that may or may not be based on also real things, but which wouldnt get reacted at if iran didnt have oil.

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 9 points 2 days ago

No fucking way man fr?

[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah no shit.

You think the USA would start a war with a country that has nukes?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 3 days ago

Absolutely. Look who the fuck is in charge.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Of course not. Iran was playing by the rules because they were trying to avoid exactly what happened in the last few days.

EDIT: To add to this, the conflict is mostly due to Iran not wanting to share its oil resources. Just like Venezuela. Just like Lybia. Just like any other country who doesn't want to have its energy resources exploited by U.S. interests.

[–] F_State@midwest.social 13 points 3 days ago

To be more specific, they refuse to accept US currency for oil purchases.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Are you saying that their bombs aren't made of atoms? Huh? Huh?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Refining nuclear materials is really not that complicated. I mean it's just, well, refining, while being safe about radiation. The only reason iran doesn't have nuclear weapons is because they don't want to. Which means they decided to abide by the nonproliferation treaties they signed. And since the US didn't, we now get to see how everyone else who signed one behaves. Yaaaaay.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

When has that ever stopped the US?

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why build when you can buy?

[+] sleepmode@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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[+] jaykrown@lemmy.world -6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Enriching large amounts of uranium above 20% isn't a good idea.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No, the whole point of bombing Iran was to make the point that it is and trying diplomacy with the US as an alternative is suicidal.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I tend to trust the IAEA, not the Iranian government, how about you?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ok, trust them then fool

Speaking in remarks reported on Tuesday evening, Grossi said Iran possesses a large stockpile of enriched uranium that has reached levels close to weapons-grade. However, he stressed that the agency has not found proof that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260304-iaea-says-no-evidence-iran-is-building-a-nuclear-bomb/

In response to the attacks, Iran excluded UN inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from those and other sensitive sites, with the result that the watchdog lost track of what became of the 440kg HEU stockpile, and of what was being done in the deep tunnels in Isfahan and Natanz.

In its latest report, the IAEA conceded it could not verify whether Iran had suspended all enrichment-related activities, or the size of its uranium stockpile at the affected nuclear facilities.

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

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-israel-strikes-iran-nuclear-program-could-backfire

[–] 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?

[+] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip -7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At what point the reason for this war where nuclear weapons? Did trump even say this?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago

Yes, they gave 8 excuses in the first 24h, one of them was "they are 2 weeks away from a nuke", which has been the talking point since the 70s.

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