**But should Iran choose to secure enough fissile material for a bomb, said CIA Director William Burns, it is now capable of doing so quickly.**
Which mean Iran can quickly build nuclear grade bomb if it so wish and Iran does not allow UN to inspect the facility so who knows.
TheWallerAoE3 on
Iran has always been five years away from a nuke as long as I can remember. It’s similar to a Brazilian saying, ‘Brazil is the country of the future and always will be because that future never arrives’
I expect I’ll be reading the headline ‘Iran just five years away from nuclear bomb’ in my nineties.
Brilliant_User_7673 on
Surely the CIA director can’t be this naive…
Sounds more like a political statement.
KeyPut6141 on
CIA’s purpose is not to give objective reports to the masses regarding what the “enemies” are up to
V-r1taS on
>“Speaking at the Cipher Brief security conference in Sea Island, Georgia, Burns said Iran has advanced its nuclear program by stockpiling uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. As a result, Iran could quickly secure enough fissile material for an atomic bomb if it chose to and there would be less time for the outside world to respond, he said.”
>“Iran has developed the “means of delivery” for a potential nuclear weapon by building up its missile arsenal, he said. And since the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers known as the JCPOA in 2018, Tehran “is in a much closer position to produce a bomb’s worth of … enriched material for a single weapon,” Burns said.”
If all you did was read the headline, you would be left completely misled about the precariousness of the situation we are in. That is deeply unfortunate.
There is a reason you ask the person to put down the weapon and kick it away before you restrain them if possible. The goal is to stop something bad from happening *before* there are permanent negative consequences. Not to be the first to report on the devastation.
This needs to be stopped while it is still possible.
ImprovementSilly2895 on
If their nuclear facilities are hit, they will. North Korea is only a phone call away.
theanedditor on
If there was anyone that I wouldn’t take at face value, it would be the Director of the CIA.
Suitable-Ratio on
That sounds like a creative way to say the facilities housing their nuclear program are getting destroyed closer to the end of the month.
ImportantType867 on
It’s miraculous that none of the ballistic missiles that hit Israel didn’t have a nuclear warhead. But Iran did gather good data of how to get a warhead through. Pretty sure that Russia or North Korea would sell a nuke if the price was right.
meme__machine on
The CIA is famously reliable when communicating with the public
Adventurous_Bat8573 on
If they were, would the CIA director tell us that? Of course not.
May as well post a statement saying “Iran already has 5 nuclear warheads and is building 3 more right now.”
OptimismNeeded on
“No evidence, except allll the evidence”.
The director of the CIA should talk to some lowly nytimes journalist and learn what evidence is.
Rush is the key word. The pace they’re going at is already too fast. Just because they’re not rushing doesn’t mean they’re not making progress. There may also be things that the CIA is not aware of. Lack of evidence doesn’t mean it’s not happening, it just means the CIA hasn’t detected it. They don’t have eyes on all of Iran.
Visual-Squirrel3629 on
The CIA lying to PREVENT a war? There’s a refreshing take.
GromieBooBoo on
I don’t think they have the economy for it.
wish1977 on
Don’t say that to Republicans. They spend their whole lives in outrage, fear and hate of things that will never, ever, affect their lives.
ChamberofSarcasm on
Like evidence has ever stopped us before!
SaberHaven on
There is no evidence the water is about to boil, frog says.
GoneSilent on
It has one by now. Russia would get them a core for payment if it didnt.
amithecrazyone69 on
Is there evidence that they aren’t?
UnifiedQuantumField on
We did have an agreement with Iran re: nukes. The JCPOA
>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was established in 2015 between Iran and six world powers (the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China, and Germany) to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
>In May 2018 (during the Trump administration), the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, reinstating sanctions on Iran. This prompted Iran to gradually reduce its compliance with the deal.
Interesting times, wasted opportunities and all that.
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**But should Iran choose to secure enough fissile material for a bomb, said CIA Director William Burns, it is now capable of doing so quickly.**
Which mean Iran can quickly build nuclear grade bomb if it so wish and Iran does not allow UN to inspect the facility so who knows.
Iran has always been five years away from a nuke as long as I can remember. It’s similar to a Brazilian saying, ‘Brazil is the country of the future and always will be because that future never arrives’
I expect I’ll be reading the headline ‘Iran just five years away from nuclear bomb’ in my nineties.
Surely the CIA director can’t be this naive…
Sounds more like a political statement.
CIA’s purpose is not to give objective reports to the masses regarding what the “enemies” are up to
>“Speaking at the Cipher Brief security conference in Sea Island, Georgia, Burns said Iran has advanced its nuclear program by stockpiling uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. As a result, Iran could quickly secure enough fissile material for an atomic bomb if it chose to and there would be less time for the outside world to respond, he said.”
>“Iran has developed the “means of delivery” for a potential nuclear weapon by building up its missile arsenal, he said. And since the U.S. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers known as the JCPOA in 2018, Tehran “is in a much closer position to produce a bomb’s worth of … enriched material for a single weapon,” Burns said.”
If all you did was read the headline, you would be left completely misled about the precariousness of the situation we are in. That is deeply unfortunate.
There is a reason you ask the person to put down the weapon and kick it away before you restrain them if possible. The goal is to stop something bad from happening *before* there are permanent negative consequences. Not to be the first to report on the devastation.
This needs to be stopped while it is still possible.
If their nuclear facilities are hit, they will. North Korea is only a phone call away.
If there was anyone that I wouldn’t take at face value, it would be the Director of the CIA.
That sounds like a creative way to say the facilities housing their nuclear program are getting destroyed closer to the end of the month.
It’s miraculous that none of the ballistic missiles that hit Israel didn’t have a nuclear warhead. But Iran did gather good data of how to get a warhead through. Pretty sure that Russia or North Korea would sell a nuke if the price was right.
The CIA is famously reliable when communicating with the public
If they were, would the CIA director tell us that? Of course not.
May as well post a statement saying “Iran already has 5 nuclear warheads and is building 3 more right now.”
“No evidence, except allll the evidence”.
The director of the CIA should talk to some lowly nytimes journalist and learn what evidence is.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-iran-ceased-cooperating-with-iaea-grossi-says
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150576
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2024-02/news/iran-accelerates-highly-enriched-uranium-production
https://www.voanews.com/amp/iran-expands-supply-of-near-weapons-grade-uranium-watchdog-says/7764580.html
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202406191783
https://apnews.com/article/iaea-iran-nuclear-enrichment-stockpile-2190f0d7247a6160fb13f28304d4b6ad
https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-france-and-germany-slam-iran-for-further-hollowing-out-nuclear-deal/amp/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-uranium-enrichment-rolls-key-issues-stalled-iaea-reports-show-2024-08-29/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrrp1xg3j5o.amp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/19/iran-nuclear-enrichment-fordow/
No evidence.
Rush is the key word. The pace they’re going at is already too fast. Just because they’re not rushing doesn’t mean they’re not making progress. There may also be things that the CIA is not aware of. Lack of evidence doesn’t mean it’s not happening, it just means the CIA hasn’t detected it. They don’t have eyes on all of Iran.
The CIA lying to PREVENT a war? There’s a refreshing take.
I don’t think they have the economy for it.
Don’t say that to Republicans. They spend their whole lives in outrage, fear and hate of things that will never, ever, affect their lives.
Like evidence has ever stopped us before!
There is no evidence the water is about to boil, frog says.
It has one by now. Russia would get them a core for payment if it didnt.
Is there evidence that they aren’t?
We did have an agreement with Iran re: nukes. The JCPOA
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-iran-nuclear-deal
>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was established in 2015 between Iran and six world powers (the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, China, and Germany) to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
>In May 2018 (during the Trump administration), the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, reinstating sanctions on Iran. This prompted Iran to gradually reduce its compliance with the deal.
Interesting times, wasted opportunities and all that.