A report by GNS argues that standard assessments of Iran's nuclear capabilities are incomplete, focusing mainly on the 60% enriched uranium stockpile while ignoring the 20% and 5% stockpiles. Enriching these additional stockpiles could enable Iran to produce fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons simultaneously, according to the analysis based on IAEA reports. The report further claims that destroying nuclear facilities alone would not suffice; all enriched material must be removed from Iran.
A new analysis by GNS argues that standard assessments of Iran's nuclear capability are incomplete, focusing on the 60% enriched uranium stockpile while ignoring the 20% and 5% stockpiles. The analysis, based on IAEA reports, claims that enriching these additional stockpiles could enable Iran to produce fissile material for multiple nuclear weapons simultaneously. It further argues that destroying nuclear facilities alone would not be enough; all enriched material must be removed from Iran to prevent reconstitution of the program or use in a dirty bomb.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Tehran's internal deliberations over the 60% enriched uranium stockpile and on assessments that most of that material is entombed in destroyed tunnels in Isfahan. US-led negotiations have also grappled with whether enriched uranium can be diluted inside Iran or must be removed. This analysis adds a new dimension by emphasizing the overlooked lower-enriched stockpiles, though it remains an unverified assessment from a single source.
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