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Dr. Janice Stein

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1329 total appearances

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

Right after the Obama deal, until Trump tore it up unilaterally, the Iranians never violated it.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

And they speak and the Iranians did not expel the inspectors for at least a year after.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

So he's got the underground, you know, detailed reports from Iran.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

who are in there every six weeks, every two months looking what they're on at.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

So what do we believe?

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

We know three things.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

First, they have enriched uranium to 60%.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

There is no peaceful reason.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

And he says it over and over to enrich uranium to that level.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

Nobody does it.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

There are no reasons.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

There are no peaceful uses of uranium.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

21% is the ceiling.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

And in fact, it's low.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

And Iranians have never been able to explain why they're enriching to that level.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

And he can't explain it either.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

Secondly, he's inspected the centrifuges, which spin too much, and he acknowledges they have doubled and tripled their centrifuges, and they're better, they're more advanced, they're more efficient all the time.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

So that, too, is a massive investment.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

Well...

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
What Do We Really Know About Iran's Nuclear Assets

We assume that all the centrifuges that were in three places, Fardo, Natanz, and Isfahan, were likely destroyed, not because they were directly hit by bunker buster bombs, but because the shock from the impact would wreck the machines.