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Iran Nuclear Bomb: US & Israel Strikes Risk | Latest News

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1. Mine Uranium Ore

Before: Iran has two active uranium mines in central Iran. the material in the Narigan mine is said to be enough for more than 50 weapons. After: Iran’s uranium mines have not been targeted by the strikes.

2. Convert Uranium to Gas

Before: The only facility in Iran that could convert natural uranium into gas (uranium hexafluoride) was in Isfahan.
After: American missiles severely damaged the main uranium conversion site, most likely destroying Iran’s ability to convert natural uranium into the form required for enrichment. Rebuilding could take years.

3. Enrich Uranium

Before: Iran’s Natanz and Fordo sites held more than 18,000 centrifuges,mostly underground.
After: Israel likely destroyed all the centrifuges at Natanz. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the centrifuges at Fordo appeared “no longer operational” after the U.S. attack. Israel also destroyed plants that manufactured centrifuges. Iran has claimed other,secret enrichment facilities,but there is no evidence.

4.Store the Enriched Uranium

Before: Iran had just shy of 900 pounds of nearly bomb-grade uranium stored deep inside a nuclear complex near Isfahan. This stockpile was enough to make nine or ten atomic weapons.
After: A classified U.S. report said that much of Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was moved before the strikes. The White House has insisted it was destroyed but cited no evidence. The I.A.E.A. and European intelligence agencies beleive Iran likely dispersed its stockpiles of enriched uranium around the country. The uranium of greatest concern has already been enriched to a purity of 60 percent, greatly shortening the time required to bring it to 90 percent, which is usually considered weapons-grade fuel. But to do so would require some hidden, working centrifuges.

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