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And if you look at the situation in Iran, the bombing last summer,
did nothing but performative.
It did not set back Iran's nuclear program two years.
It didn't set it back at all, necessarily.
400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium are just out of sight.
The amount of centrifuging needed to turn those into nuclear weapons, if they want that, is a
actually quite tiny at this point.
Nothing was solved in terms of security except breaking any kind of oversight and a chance to have the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, have a continued line of sight into what was happening.
At the same time, Iran demonstrated hypersonic missiles that pierced Israel's Iron Dome.
They did not target the...
absolute most sensitive targets in Israel.
They targeted some military sites.
But actually, they showed that they can pierce the Iron Dome.
It's not so iron.
And Trump's Golden Dome isn't going to be so golden after trillions of dollars spent on it either.
So the idea that...
we have proved this overwhelming strength is absolutely false.
And as you say, they did not have the means, even if they had wanted to act last week, and they may want to act next week, by the way, when this carrier strike group comes closer.
So I do not put it past the
events at all to see that we're in a war next week but it's not going to be so simple and the united states is not the only nuclear superpower nor is israel and if there is a war it's right into the cauldron of nuclear weapons all over the place it would be the most dangerous uh