9 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Correct, Iran/IRGC has 400Kg of 60% enriched uranium, fact!

For any civilian use, they would only need 3.7 % enrichment, so why enrich it to 60%?

To get get from 60% enrichment to 90% , would only take a few days, the 90% enriched uranium is weapons grade..ie to make a nuclear warhead, they already have delivery vehicles.

do you know what medical isotope are !!!!!

Iran is banned from buying tc99 by sanctions. it is used for radioisotope in nuclear medicine, employed in approximately 80% of all nuclear diagnostic procedures worldwide. It acts as a radioactive tracer that emits gamma rays, allowing gamma cameras to create images of internal body structures

what has this to do with 60% uranium is because to produce tc99 isotope you need 60% enriched uranium

as I said They Iran have missiles, NOT able to carry a heavy payload ( nuclear) they need to build one capable of a heavy payload which could take 1 to 2 years

After 90% enrichment you need to Weaponize the material estimates 1to 2 years

ICBM to carry the payload 1 to 2 years

Iran does not have uranium deuteride, UD3 which they don't have, this is used as neutron initiator is necessary to ensure the chain reaction starts exactly at the right millisecond.

Iran is years away and the US know this !!

Graham mocked after call to rename Nobel for Trump

Lindsey Graham suggested renaming the Nobel Peace Prize after Donald Trump if he secures expanded Middle East peace agreements.

Figures from both left and right mocked Graham's comment, accusing him of humiliating himself and pandering to Trump.

Critics linked Graham's remarks to his re-election campaign in South Carolina, suggesting they reflect strategic loyalty to Trump.

Graham mocked after call to rename Nobel for Trump

5 minutes ago, bannork said:

Graham mocked after call to rename Nobel for Trump

Lindsey Graham suggested renaming the Nobel Peace Prize after Donald Trump if he secures expanded Middle East peace agreements.

Figures from both left and right mocked Graham's comment, accusing him of humiliating himself and pandering to Trump.

Critics linked Graham's remarks to his re-election campaign in South Carolina, suggesting they reflect strategic loyalty to Trump.

Graham mocked after call to rename Nobel for Trump

Where in Gods name do these Stupid people come from !! how do they get elected into these positions !!

26 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Where in Gods name do these Stupid people come from !! how do they get elected into these positions !!

It's possibly why they get elevated into those positions. Easier to control if you have something on them.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/16/the-sad-closeted-hypocrisy-of-lindsey-graham/

13 minutes ago, FigLeaf said:

It's possibly why they get elevated into those positions. Easier to control if you have something on them.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/16/the-sad-closeted-hypocrisy-of-lindsey-graham/

So are you saying America Democisty is based on blackmail !!

9 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

So are you saying America Democisty is based on blackmail !!

I'm saying that you can take a look for yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/ift013/former_pool_boy_levels_explosive_allegations/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-falwell-exclusive/exclusive-trump-fixer-cohen-says-he-helped-falwell-handle-racy-photos-idUSKCN1SD2JG/

If you keep looking, you might see a pattern.

1 hour ago, MikeandDow said:

how do they get elected into these positions !!

AIPAC.

1 hour ago, MikeandDow said:

Utter rubbish !!

U.S. Intelligence CommunityAssesses that Iran is years away (potentially up to three years) from mastering missile delivery systems, noting that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not formally authorized a dedicated military weaponization program.

Weaponization

At the time when the JCPOA negotiations concluded, the U.S. intelligence community assessed that Iran would have needed one year to complete the necessary steps, not including fissile material production, for producing a nuclear weapon. This estimate assumed that Iran could complete fissile material production and weaponization in parallel. Iran, therefore, would have needed about one year to produce a nuclear weapon.

Until recently, the U.S. intelligence community assessed that Iran had not resumed work on its weaponization research. A State Department official told CRS in an April 2022 email that Iran would have needed approximately one year to complete the necessary weaponization steps. This timeline took "into consideration assessed knowledge gaps" and reflected the intelligence community's "view of Iran's fastest reasonable path to overcome them," the official added. The current assessed public timeline is unclear. Then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley testified in March 2023 that Iran would need "several months to produce an actual nuclear weapon," but he did not explain the assumptions underlying this estimate.

IAEA reports indicate that Iran does not yet have a viable nuclear weapon design or a suitable explosive detonation system. Tehran may also lack sufficient experience in producing uranium metal; weapons-grade HEU metal for use in a nuclear weapon is first "cast and machined into suitable components for a nuclear core

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12106

The 2026 Iran war was started by coordinated military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026. [1, 2]

The joint operations—codenamed Operation Epic Fury by the U.S. and Roaring Lion by Israel—consisted of massive airstrikes targeting Iranian military sites, leadership, and nuclear infrastructure. The opening salvo resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of other top official

legitimacy in war does not happen in this war or the USA would have war crimes against it for killing schoolgirls

you have any idea what it takes to make a Nuke !!! NO ! do some research

This is a mix of cherry-picked old intelligence, historical revisionism, and moral inversion.

Your perspective relies on dangerously obsolete data and a complete denial of the physical hardware currently arrayed across the Persian Gulf.

Quoting a years-old Congressional Research Service brief from 2022 or 2023 to evaluate today's tactical reality is a fundamental military intelligence fallacy.

In the years since those documents were written, the ground reality has completely shifted. Iran officially tore up its non-proliferation obligations and, according to international registries, entered this conflict holding a massive stockpile of hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%.

This is no longer a theoretical, parallel research track; it represents a massive amount of physical, highly enriched fissile material that can be immediately converted into operational cores the moment a weaponization order is given.

The argument that Iran lacks a dedicated military weaponization program or the technical capability to deliver a payload was rendered entirely irrelevant by the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.

The United States and Israel did not launch hundreds of pre-emptive airstrikes based on outdated pamphlets; they struck because the regime had actively moved its weaponization infrastructure into decentralized, deeply hardened tunnel networks near Natanz and Esfahan.

Furthermore, the claim that Iran is years away from mastering missile delivery systems is flatly contradicted by the hardware already flying through the theater.

Over the last three months of this war, Iran's coastal units have fired a relentless volume of advanced ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and kamikaze drones that have successfully penetrated regional airspace, struck vital infrastructure in Kuwait and the Emirates, and enforced a physical blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

A military capable of simultaneously choking off global maritime trade and challenging multi-layered air defense networks does not have a delivery problem.

The suggestion that Iran lacks experience in uranium metallurgy or explosive detonation systems is the ultimate form of historical gaslighting.

Western intelligence learned the hard way that the pre-war period was systematically used to master these exact technical hurdles in buried sites well beyond the reach of international inspectors.

Even after months of intensive coalition bombardment, recent intelligence leaks confirm that Iran's underlying breakout timeline remains stubbornly short because their core technical expertise and buried materials survived the initial onslaught. They do not need more time to research how to build a bomb; they already possess the blueprints, the machined components, and the raw material hidden deep within the rock.

"have any idea what it takes to make a Nuke !!! NO ! do some research".....you really need to heed your own advice!!!

Trying to pivot the conversation to an emotional debate over the legitimacy of the war or the tragic realities of collateral damage ignores the cold laws of kinetic reality and hard deterrence.

The pre-emptive strikes were initiated under a strict doctrine of counter-proliferation to neutralize an existential nuclear threat before the breakout could be finalized.

Hiding behind old articles and assuming a nuclear device requires a decade of polite laboratory research is a dangerous delusion.

The hardware on the water does not care about outdated text, and claiming the adversary is years away while the U.S. Navy is currently cocked on a hair-trigger at the mouth of the Strait to prevent an imminent nuclear breakout completely disqualifies the argument from the reality of the situation.

6 minutes ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

This is a mix of cherry-picked old intelligence, historical revisionism, and moral inversion.

Your perspective relies on dangerously obsolete data and a complete denial of the physical hardware currently arrayed across the Persian Gulf.

Quoting a years-old Congressional Research Service brief from 2022 or 2023 to evaluate today's tactical reality is a fundamental military intelligence fallacy.

In the years since those documents were written, the ground reality has completely shifted. Iran officially tore up its non-proliferation obligations and, according to international registries, entered this conflict holding a massive stockpile of hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%.

This is no longer a theoretical, parallel research track; it represents a massive amount of physical, highly enriched fissile material that can be immediately converted into operational cores the moment a weaponization order is given.

The argument that Iran lacks a dedicated military weaponization program or the technical capability to deliver a payload was rendered entirely irrelevant by the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.

The United States and Israel did not launch hundreds of pre-emptive airstrikes based on outdated pamphlets; they struck because the regime had actively moved its weaponization infrastructure into decentralized, deeply hardened tunnel networks near Natanz and Esfahan.

Furthermore, the claim that Iran is years away from mastering missile delivery systems is flatly contradicted by the hardware already flying through the theater.

Over the last three months of this war, Iran's coastal units have fired a relentless volume of advanced ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and kamikaze drones that have successfully penetrated regional airspace, struck vital infrastructure in Kuwait and the Emirates, and enforced a physical blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

A military capable of simultaneously choking off global maritime trade and challenging multi-layered air defense networks does not have a delivery problem.

The suggestion that Iran lacks experience in uranium metallurgy or explosive detonation systems is the ultimate form of historical gaslighting.

Western intelligence learned the hard way that the pre-war period was systematically used to master these exact technical hurdles in buried sites well beyond the reach of international inspectors.

Even after months of intensive coalition bombardment, recent intelligence leaks confirm that Iran's underlying breakout timeline remains stubbornly short because their core technical expertise and buried materials survived the initial onslaught. They do not need more time to research how to build a bomb; they already possess the blueprints, the machined components, and the raw material hidden deep within the rock.

"have any idea what it takes to make a Nuke !!! NO ! do some research".....you really need to heed your own advice!!!

Trying to pivot the conversation to an emotional debate over the legitimacy of the war or the tragic realities of collateral damage ignores the cold laws of kinetic reality and hard deterrence.

The pre-emptive strikes were initiated under a strict doctrine of counter-proliferation to neutralize an existential nuclear threat before the breakout could be finalized.

Hiding behind old articles and assuming a nuclear device requires a decade of polite laboratory research is a dangerous delusion.

The hardware on the water does not care about outdated text, and claiming the adversary is years away while the U.S. Navy is currently cocked on a hair-trigger at the mouth of the Strait to prevent an imminent nuclear breakout completely disqualifies the argument from the reality of the situation.

Utter load of B/S think you must be smoking something because you now shxt about nuclear engineering

do you know who Tulsi Gabbard is !!! before she left she told trump and his admin Iran was years away from a Nuke read the news

440.9 kg Has been reported of 60% uranium 235 storied as uranium hexafluoride gas This has to be converted

Transforming a raw nuclear core into an atomic bomb requires housing the fissile material (plonium or enriched uranium) in a specialized weapon casing fitted with conventional explosives, detonators, and neutron initiators. This process converts a subcritical mass into a supercritical one to generate a nuclear chain reaction

all this does not happen in 5 minute as you would like to think where is the hexafluoride gas at moment under rubble how are they going to get it you can not just put the container on the back of a lorry uranium hexafluoride is stored in ŠKODA VPVR/M storage cask each weighs 10,700 kilograms empty full more that 12,300 kilograms so to remove these, a crane and flat bed truck would be required how many containers there are is not know, and if any are leaking there is a containment problem, total load for 18 of these packages would be 190 to 220 metric tons,

Miniaturization & Missile Delivery (1 to 2 Years): The most difficult phase of weaponization is reducing the weight and size of the warhead so that it can be mated to a re-entry vehicle on a ballistic missile. Successfully miniaturizing a nuke typically takes countries 1 to 3+ years of extensive testing and engineering

Uranium-Deuteride (UD3) Initiators are required Iran does not have !

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran-was-nowhere-close-to-a-nuclear-bomb-experts-say/

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12106

7 hours ago, dinsdale said:

The Iranian people have been suffering for the last 47 years.

The Iranian people have been suffering since the US, in connivance with the UK, in a coup toppled its democratically elected and highly popular government back in 19 fifty bloody three, to install the Shah. That is 72 years and all US fault. Every single bloody corpse. Every torture victim (the Shah loved that as much as the Ayatollahs - who were the only hope of getting rid of the blood drenched peacock).

Bloody hypocrites the lot of you.

Why not try being nice to the Iranian people for a change?

4 minutes ago, BusyB said:

The Iranian people have been suffering since the US, in connivance with the UK, in a coup toppled its democratically elected and highly popular government back in 19 fifty bloody three, to install the Shah. That is 72 years and all US fault. Every single bloody corpse. Every torture victim (the Shah loved that as much as the Ayatollahs - who were the only hope of getting rid of the blood drenched peacock).

Bloody hypocrites the lot of you.

Why not try being nice to the Iranian people for a change?

Being nice to the Iranian people is wanting them to have freedom away from the Mullahs, the IRGC and Basij.

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Being nice to the Iranian people is wanting them to have freedom away from the Mullahs, the IRGC and Basij.

There really is no hope for you lot.

4 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

do you know what medical isotope are !!!!!

Iran is banned from buying tc99 by sanctions. it is used for radioisotope in nuclear medicine, employed in approximately 80% of all nuclear diagnostic procedures worldwide. It acts as a radioactive tracer that emits gamma rays, allowing gamma cameras to create images of internal body structures

what has this to do with 60% uranium is because to produce tc99 isotope you need 60% enriched uranium

as I said They Iran have missiles, NOT able to carry a heavy payload ( nuclear) they need to build one capable of a heavy payload which could take 1 to 2 years

After 90% enrichment you need to Weaponize the material estimates 1to 2 years

ICBM to carry the payload 1 to 2 years

Iran does not have uranium deuteride, UD3 which they don't have, this is used as neutron initiator is necessary to ensure the chain reaction starts exactly at the right millisecond.

Iran is years away and the US know this !!

Yes I know what medical isotopes are!

Iran’s jump to 60% enriched uranium had little to do with producing Tc-99m for medical use. Medical isotope production can be done with low-enriched uranium (typically under 20%), and Iran’s domestic needs would require only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of kilograms they stockpiled at 60%.

Experts across the board view the 60% enrichment as a clear step toward weapons-grade material (90%), since it represents roughly 90% of the work needed for bomb fuel. The medical isotope argument is widely regarded as a weak cover story.

Contrary to the claim that Iran is “years away,” it was a nuclear threshold state before the recent strikes.

With its 60% stockpile, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one or more bombs in a matter of days to weeks.

Weaponization (designing a functional warhead) and delivery via existing medium-range missiles (which already have sufficient payload capacity) could be achieved in months to a year, not 2+ years. Iran has also conducted research on neutron initiators. This is why the U.S. and Israel viewed the threat as urgent and acted — Iran was much closer to a nuclear breakout capability than the multi-year timeline suggests.

2 minutes ago, BusyB said:

There really is no hope for you lot.

You mean those of us that know the regime are a bunch of Islamic terrorists and don't won't them to have a nuke and aren't afflicted with Trump living in our heads rent free 24/7?

Just now, mikeymike100 said:

Yes I know what medical isotopes are!

Iran’s jump to 60% enriched uranium had little to do with producing Tc-99m for medical use. Medical isotope production can be done with low-enriched uranium (typically under 20%), and Iran’s domestic needs would require only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of kilograms they stockpiled at 60%.

Experts across the board view the 60% enrichment as a clear step toward weapons-grade material (90%), since it represents roughly 90% of the work needed for bomb fuel. The medical isotope argument is widely regarded as a weak cover story.

Contrary to the claim that Iran is “years away,” it was a nuclear threshold state before the recent strikes.

With its 60% stockpile, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one or more bombs in a matter of days to weeks.

Weaponization (designing a functional warhead) and delivery via existing medium-range missiles (which already have sufficient payload capacity) could be achieved in months to a year, not 2+ years. Iran has also conducted research on neutron initiators. This is why the U.S. and Israel viewed the threat as urgent and acted — Iran was much closer to a nuclear breakout capability than the multi-year timeline suggests.

I've pointed this out to him before with sourced information. Fact is they want nukes. That's the reality. Sadly many on here seem to have lost touch with said reality.

25 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I've pointed this out to him before with sourced information. Fact is they want nukes. That's the reality. Sadly many on here seem to have lost touch with said reality.

Sourced info what a joke !! all you post is assumptions post you sourced info if you can

11 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

I think negotiations have broken down,

President Trump has made it crystal clear that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and that the HEU, must be destroyed, also the Strait of Hormuz, must be opened up for the free flow of traffic?

Iran/IRGC have said they will not turn over the Highly Enriched Uranium and the Strait will only be opened if they, Iran, control it.

So it's an impasse?

The clock is ticking down to zero?

And then it's time for another TACO. Got it!

49 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Being nice to the Iranian people is wanting them to have freedom away from the Mullahs, the IRGC and Basij.

...and Trump.

7 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

...and Trump.

Nonsensical reply. For the Iranian people to be free from religious fundamentalist tyranny something or someone must bring this about. Hopefully somewhere down the track the Iranian people themselves can rid their country of the Islamic fundamentalists, the women can shed their burkas and the people will taste freedom again.

6 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

This is a deeply distorted and morally inverted take.

Iran and its proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis) initiated the current round of major conflict with the October 7, 2023 massacre — the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust — followed by thousands of rockets and direct Iranian missile/drone attacks on Israel.

Iran has spent decades building nuclear weapons capability in violation of international agreements, while openly calling for Israel’s destruction. The idea that Iran is just “fighting back” after innocently “supporting factions” is nonsense. Iran is the aggressor and chief sponsor of terrorism in the region.

Israel does not seek the destruction of Iran. Iran’s regime openly calls for the destruction of Israel (“from the river to the sea” and “death to Israel” are official policy).

Israel takes measures to protect its civilians (including warnings and precision strikes). Iran and its proxies deliberately target civilians and use their own people as human shields.

The USA and Israel are not “sticking their nose where it’s not wanted.” They are responding to a regime that attacks international shipping, threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz (a global chokepoint), builds nuclear weapons, and arms terrorist groups across multiple countries.

Iran is not some plucky underdog “defending itself.” It is a repressive theocratic regime that exports violence, oppresses its own people, and is willing to crash the global economy to protect its nuclear program and regional dominance. Shutting off oil supplies and attacking US allies is not legitimate resistance — it is economic terrorism. No serious person buys the narrative that Iran is the victim here. The regime chose this path through its own aggression and refusal to compromise.

It is now paying the price.

6 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

This is a deeply distorted and morally inverted take.

Iran and its proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis) initiated the current round of major conflict with the October 7, 2023 massacre — the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust — followed by thousands of rockets and direct Iranian missile/drone attacks on Israel.

Iran has spent decades building nuclear weapons capability in violation of international agreements, while openly calling for Israel’s destruction. The idea that Iran is just “fighting back” after innocently “supporting factions” is nonsense. Iran is the aggressor and chief sponsor of terrorism in the region.

Israel does not seek the destruction of Iran. Iran’s regime openly calls for the destruction of Israel (“from the river to the sea” and “death to Israel” are official policy).

Israel takes measures to protect its civilians (including warnings and precision strikes). Iran and its proxies deliberately target civilians and use their own people as human shields.

The USA and Israel are not “sticking their nose where it’s not wanted.” They are responding to a regime that attacks international shipping, threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz (a global chokepoint), builds nuclear weapons, and arms terrorist groups across multiple countries.

Iran is not some plucky underdog “defending itself.” It is a repressive theocratic regime that exports violence, oppresses its own people, and is willing to crash the global economy to protect its nuclear program and regional dominance. Shutting off oil supplies and attacking US allies is not legitimate resistance — it is economic terrorism. No serious person buys the narrative that Iran is the victim here. The regime chose this path through its own aggression and refusal to compromise.

It is now paying the price.

6 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

No, this is not accurate.

Iran was not "years away" from a bomb — it had already enriched uranium to 60% purity (very close to the 90% needed for weapons-grade), stockpiled enough material for multiple bombs if further enriched, and the IAEA repeatedly reported Iran obstructing inspectors and hiding nuclear activities.

The idea that Israel and America "started this war" is false — Iran and its proxies began the current round with the October 7, 2023 massacre and thousands of rockets, followed by direct Iranian missile and drone attacks on Israel.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is not a legitimate "strategy of war" — it is economic terrorism that punishes the entire world (especially Asia and Europe) by driving up oil prices and disrupting global trade.

Iran chose this path through its nuclear escalation, sponsorship of terrorism, and repeated attacks. Blaming Israel and America for responding to Iranian aggression is classic victim-blaming. The regime is now facing the consequences of its own reckless decisions.

Last things first. USA and rest of the world are paying the price. BTW you could get the $10k payment for posting on relevant platforms with the kind of upside down statements you’re posting here. Can’t be bothered dismantling rest of your drivel nonsense.

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Nonsensical reply. For the Iranian people to be free from religious fundamentalist tyranny something or someone must bring this about. Hopefully somewhere down the track the Iranian people themselves can rid their country of the Islamic fundamentalists, the women can shed their burkas and the people will taste freedom again.

5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Nonsensical reply. For the Iranian people to be free from religious fundamentalist tyranny something or someone must bring this about. Hopefully somewhere down the track the Iranian people themselves can rid their country of the Islamic fundamentalists, the women can shed their burkas and the people will taste freedom again.

As this is the last thing Israel wants I wouldn't hold my breath.

33 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Yes I know what medical isotopes are!

Iran’s jump to 60% enriched uranium had little to do with producing Tc-99m for medical use. Medical isotope production can be done with low-enriched uranium (typically under 20%), and Iran’s domestic needs would require only a tiny fraction of the hundreds of kilograms they stockpiled at 60%.

Experts across the board view the 60% enrichment as a clear step toward weapons-grade material (90%), since it represents roughly 90% of the work needed for bomb fuel. The medical isotope argument is widely regarded as a weak cover story.

Contrary to the claim that Iran is “years away,” it was a nuclear threshold state before the recent strikes.

With its 60% stockpile, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one or more bombs in a matter of days to weeks.

Weaponization (designing a functional warhead) and delivery via existing medium-range missiles (which already have sufficient payload capacity) could be achieved in months to a year, not 2+ years. Iran has also conducted research on neutron initiators. This is why the U.S. and Israel viewed the threat as urgent and acted — Iran was much closer to a nuclear breakout capability than the multi-year timeline suggests.

No idea !! How Tc-99m is Made

Tc-99m is the most widely used medical radioisotope, accounting for the vast majority of all nuclear medicine procedures worldwide.

1. It is the decay product of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which has a short half-life of 66 hours.

2. Mo-99 is produced by splitting (fissioning) uranium-235 in research reactors.

3. The irradiated uranium is chemically processed to extract the Mo-99, which is then shipped to hospitals via Tc-99m generators

you need HEU for a research reactor 60% is HEU

Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU): Historically, some producers used Highly Enriched Uranium (enrichment more than 20%>

please supply link to where iran conducted research on neutron initiators

There is no evidence that iran was to further proccess to 90% if there is please provide link to source

As far as Weaponization is concered Iran would have to retrive the uranium 235 which is stored as a gas uranium hexafluoride where is the hexafluoride gas at moment under rubble how are they going to get it you can not just put the container on the back of a lorry uranium hexafluoride is stored in ŠKODA VPVR/M storage cask each weighs 10,700 kilograms empty full more that 12,300 kilograms so to remove these, a crane and flat bed truck would be required how many containers there are is not know, and if any are leaking there is a containment problem, total load for 18 of these packages would be 190 to 220 metric tons, not easy to move

Miniaturization & Missile Delivery (1 to 2 Years): The most difficult phase of weaponization is reducing the weight and size of the warhead so that it can be mated to a re-entry vehicle on a ballistic missile. Successfully miniaturizing a nuke typically takes countries 1 to 3+ years of extensive testing and engineering

as to time lines Iran Is not weeks away as people are being told 1to 2 years is the expert concesus

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Nonsensical reply. For the Iranian people to be free from religious fundamentalist tyranny something or someone must bring this about. Hopefully somewhere down the track the Iranian people themselves can rid their country of the Islamic fundamentalists, the women can shed their burkas and the people will taste freedom again.

God you are full of Assumptions!!! where your facts post Facts not your assumptions! where is your proof that woman want shed their burkas and the people will taste freedom again. shaking my head at your arrogant s

9 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

As this is the last thing Israel wants I wouldn't hold my breath.

Pure deflection from the fact that Iranians are in a terrible situation living under the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism.

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

Pure deflection from the fact that Iranians are in a terrible situation living under the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism.

Where is your proof !! Assumptions

do you know how a news forum works ?? post by all means, but your post have to be backed up by FACTS not your assumptions

what your post should have been

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

fact that Iranians are in a terrible situation living under the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism.

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and international organizations consistently document escalating mass arbitrary arrests, political executions, and severe crackdowns on civil liberties. The systematic subjugation of women, restrictions on expression, and suppression of minorities form the core of daily oppression within the state's strict theocratic system.

Therefore this can Now be verified !!!

11 hours ago, AustinRacing said:

Last things first. USA and rest of the world are paying the price. BTW you could get the $10k payment for posting on relevant platforms with the kind of upside down statements you’re posting here. Can’t be bothered dismantling rest of your drivel nonsense.

So if you can't be bothered with a rebut to the salient points, why bother replying? Nonsensical!

Trumps playing the Markets again saying a Deal is close yet Iran is saying no deals have been reached who telling porkies ? No answer's as of yet of how trumps won.

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Pure deflection from the fact that Iranians are in a terrible situation living under the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism.

Why on earth would I deflect away from that? I'm not MAGA so I have no need to deflect.

So do you really think Israel wants a free, strong, democratic and independent Iran? Let me know, and I'll see if I can rustle up some lightly used bridges for you.😆

19 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

The United States and Israel did not launch hundreds of pre-emptive airstrikes based on outdated pamphlets

Is this not the exact and usual modus operandi of the USA when they go looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction?

So far: zero of them found, but thousands of innocent women and children massacred (a large multiple of those, that Iranian terorrism has killed, BTW).

8 minutes ago, jts-khorat said:

Is this not the exact and usual modus operandi of the USA when they go looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction?

So far: zero of them found, but thousands of innocent women and children massacred (a large multiple of those, that Iranian terorrism has killed, BTW).

They say history repeats itself there was no WMD found in IRAQ