I'm all for playing dirty. The Iranian government has generally been awful and disruptive. Israel and the US aren't exactly been paragons of virtue, but Iran is MUCH worse. I support slowing down their nuke program by almost any means necessary.
That being said, the strategy of suppressing Iran's nuclear program can't run forever. Nukes are almost 100 YEAR OLD TECHNOLOGY. If the country is determined to get them, they will get them, sooner or later. What then? When they do manage to build a small nuclear
The long game is pretty confusing for sure. I have trouble understanding why Iran has taken the approach they have and not covertly enriched sufficient uranium for a weapon. Either they want to do it or they don’t— the slow walking of the process (especially compared to North Korea) makes it clear that their objectives are more opaque than what is generally reported.
Long term, this won't work (Score:5, Interesting)
That being said, the strategy of suppressing Iran's nuclear program can't run forever. Nukes are almost 100 YEAR OLD TECHNOLOGY. If the country is determined to get them, they will get them, sooner or later. What then? When they do manage to build a small nuclear
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The long game is pretty confusing for sure. I have trouble understanding why Iran has taken the approach they have and not covertly enriched sufficient uranium for a weapon. Either they want to do it or they don’t— the slow walking of the process (especially compared to North Korea) makes it clear that their objectives are more opaque than what is generally reported.
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Or that they're telling the truth and that this is for nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear power needs nothing like the same sort of enrichment weapons do.
10% (on the high side -- 5% is more the norm) versus 90%...
Re:Long term, this won't work (Score:2)
Nuclear power needs nothing like the same sort of enrichment weapons do. 10% (on the high side -- 5% is more the norm) versus 90%...
LEU (the most common fuel) is enriched to 2% to 4%. 20% is a treaty violation.