Posted on 01/18/2024 5:19:40 PM PST by TigerClaws
Iran could produce enough fuel for six nuclear bombs in just one month and even produce a single atomic bomb in as little as a week, a former UN inspector has warned, as fears of a growing regional conflict surge.
Weapons expert David Albright has issued out a sobering warning about the destructive potential of Iran’s arsenal, due to the country’s ability to produce large amounts of weapon-grade uranium.
"Iran can quickly make enough weapon-grade uranium for many nuclear weapons, something it could not do in 2003,” he said.
"Today, it would need only about a week to produce enough for its first nuclear weapon.
"It could have enough weapon-grade uranium for six weapons in one month, and after five months of producing weapon-grade uranium, it could have enough for twelve."
Iran is yet to master "weaponising" its reserves of enriched uranium, but if they did soon, they would potentially have the resources to build 12 nuclear weapons in only five months.
In a report for the US-based non-profit the Institute for Science and International Security, Albright said Iran has now got on top of enrichment and missile technology, two of the three pillars to creating an effective nuclear weapon.
But Albright claims the country is still far from solving the final and crucial stage: weaponisation.
"Weaponisation is the pole that needs more work,” he explained, adding that "It involves theoretical calculations and simulations; development, testing, and construction of the other components of the nuclear weapon.
"The conversion of weapon-grade uranium into metallic components, the integration of all the components into a nuclear weapon and the preparation for mounting the weapons on aircraft or missiles or for use in a full-scale underground test".
The chilling warning comes after at least nine people were killed after Pakistan launched a wave of retaliatory missile strikes on Iranian "terrorist hideouts" in the Sistan and Baluchestan provinces on Thursday morning.
It followed an Iranian drone strike that reportedly killed two children.
Nuclear Armageddon courtesy of the Biden Administration.
Let’s Go Brandon!
Good thing NATO has been expanding east, huh?
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Well that move is just an evident one trying to contain Russia’s non stop illegal expansion into Europe.
What we see is Russia taking and annexing European territories by force, leveled villages and towns, and mass deaths.
However, NATO has not invaded Russia one bit.
Small European nation just ruch into NATO’s arms to get protection from “Russia The Annexator”. That’s not NATO expansion into Russian territory. It’s free european nation deciding to join NATO with enthusiasm and free will.
Yeah, the article states…
They are allies with Russia and North Korea. What exactly do you believe they are trading all of those drones for? They don’t need cash.
You are being incredibly naive if you “believe” what is written in some article and not using your common sense.
The Iranians are not Houthis. They are some of the smartest people on the planet. Thinking they are backwards or irrational religious zealots is going to get people killed.
Remember a couple weeks ago they attacked an Indian ship crossing the Indian Ocean? Did anyone think, “Why did they do that?” They don’t have a beef with the Indians. It seems to be they were warning ships out of there. Why would they do that?
Nope…that game is already over.
The just fired missiles into Pakistan. I don’t think they are sharing toys this week.
Russia’s expansion into Europe in the 90’s, 2000’s, and 2010’s?
I guess it’s free will if Russia puts nukes in Cuba and Venezuela then.
In World War Z there was a mutual nuclear war between Pakistan and Iran.
Mel Brooks’ kid is prescient...
Israel is the only nation on earth with the balls to stop the Iranians...
Maybe the hamas attack was a diversion to tie up Israel’s resources as the bomb reached its final stage of development...
Iran was “three months away from weapons grade processing” back in 2005. They’re making progress.
There are no absolutes.
However it would be extremely unlikely, or far, far less likely, if we were under Trump.
Iran’s nuclear facility needs to have an “accident”. With plausible deniability, of course.
Iran was one week away from a nuclear bomb 20 years ago. 🙄
Kinda would be funny if they connected tge wrong two wires. I hope soneone as stable as Biden or the guy admiral in a dress is in charge of the launch codes.
They’ve been saying this for a decade.
1. There is a reason he is an EX-inspector.
2. As an EX-inspector he has no personal knowledge of exactly the nuclear situation .
“Iran can quickly make enough weapon-grade uranium for many nuclear weapons, something it could not do in 2003,” he said.
Then why haven’t they ?
The international community must do everything to foil this plan of Iran. Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons. A nuclear Iran will be a nightmare not just for the region but for the entire world and it will start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Everything must be done to prevent Iran from acquiring nukes.
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