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Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Atomic Weapon, U.S. Concludes

(New York Times) David E. Sanger - New intelligence about Iran's nuclear program has convinced American officials that a secret team of the country's scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon. The intelligence assessment warned that Iranian weapons engineers and scientists were essentially looking for a shortcut that would enable them to turn their growing stockpile of nuclear fuel into a workable weapon in a matter of months. New intelligence suggests that as Iran's proxy forces have been eviscerated and its missiles have failed to pierce American and Israeli defenses, its military is seriously exploring new options to deter a U.S. or Israeli attack. There is little doubt about Iran's long-running planning to produce an atomic weapon. Documents Israel stole in a raid on a warehouse in Tehran in 2018 described the technical efforts in detail.
2025-02-04 00:00:00
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