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no increase in radiation following US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear
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We found the smoking gun in 2023. They were found by the IAEA to have enriched uranium to 83.7%. And there is zero reason to enrich to this level except for weapons production.
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/documents/gov2023-8.pdf
In terms of accessing the nuclear capabilities of nations, there is no more credible a source than the IAEA.
I don’t think Iran having highly enriched uranium is in question but there’s been no evidence put forward that it was in the process of being weaponized. Moreover who is to say that Iran can’t have nukes? The United States, China, Russia, all authoritarian regimes in possession of thousands of WMDs, what gives us the right to unilaterally stop others from possessing the same weapons?
I was responding specifically to your claim of there being no credible evidence of a bomb program. Whether they should have a bomb is another question entirely.
But back to the main point. Enrichment to 83.7% IS absolute proof of a nuclear weapons program. That is what you're missing. Reactor grade is 3-5%. There are no practical applications aside from bombs that require enrichment that high. There's literally no other reason to do it.
Nuclear enrichment is not something you just do for fun. It's expensive and dangerous, both in terms of worker safety and geopolitics. And the cost to enrich to bomb grade is at least an order of magnitude more than what is required to enrich to reactor grade.
I know the difference between highly enriched and not. You’ve avoided the point entirely. There has been no evidence provided that a bomb is or was being actively manufactured. Anyone claiming about their intentions is speculation
He is absolutely and deliberately misinterpreting the IAEA report that only spoke of some paricles at 83.7%.
https://thecradle.co/articles/iran-iaea-put-to-bed-allegations-of-near-weapons-grade-uranium
Smoking gun LOL, was it yellow cake WMD's Dubya?
You're deliberately misinterpreting the report:
https://thecradle.co/articles/iran-iaea-put-to-bed-allegations-of-near-weapons-grade-uranium