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Melon

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12. Iran has more than 600lbs of 60% enriched uranium
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 06:32 PM
Jun 22

They have one nuclear power plant. It uses 3.5 -5% uranium. Largely supplied by Russia. Their enrichment program increased the stockpile of 60% uranium by 25% in just 4 months from Q4 to Q1 of this year.

China went from a stockpile of highly enriched uranium (90%+) to a nuclear weapon in under 5 weeks.

It’s not a big technology jump to go from 60% to 90%. And then quickly to a weapon. This is with a government that has no reason to be enriching to the extent they already do outside of weapon development.

I don’t see how Israel is suppose to just wait until it’s too late to act. In the name of self preservation.

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