Mark Dubowitz

And you've got the IAEA asking questions of Iran on its past weaponization activities.

Why are you denying us?

I'd like to just sort of quote CIA Director John Ratcliffe, because Scott brought up the CIA and the Intelligence Committee.

I think Ratcliffe had a good way of looking at this, and that he said is, you know, when you're in the 99-yard line as a football team,

you have the intention to score a goal, quote unquote.

And what he was actually pointing to is, let's not talk about this debate about whether Khamenei had given the order or not given the order, because Khamenei knows that if he gives an order, the US and Israeli intelligence community will pick up on that order, and that will be the trigger for strikes.

What Ratcliffe is saying is that Khamenei had built the nuclear weapons capability.

He's at the 99-yard line.

And both the CIA and European leaders, the European intelligence community has said for years that if Iran has that capability and they're on the 99-yard line, at that point, it's going to be too late to stop them once that decision is made to assemble the final warhead, which, by the way, is the final piece of what you need for a deliverable nuclear weapon.

Yeah, there's a lot there.

So just a couple of things I think that are worth your viewers knowing because Scott's right.

I mean, the nuclear physics is complicated and it's also important.

So the Iranians have assembled about, we say about 15 to 17 bombs worth of 60% enriched uranium.

And I think it's always important for your listeners to understand what does this all mean?

Enriched to 3.67%, to 20%, to 60%, and then to 90% weapons grade uranium.

Like what does this actual process mean?

First of all, obviously, enriched uranium is a key capability to develop a nuclear weapon.

It can also be used for other purposes, civilian purposes and research purposes.

You can use it to power nuclear submarines.

So let's just, if you don't mind, if I could just break it down.