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Iran's Nuke Program is INTACT /MIT Prof Ted Postol & Lt Col Daniel Davis

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President Trump claimed the recent U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites — particularly the Fordo facility — was a “virtual obliteration,” citing the use of massive 30,000-pound bunker-busting munitions. However, Professor Ted Postol, a nuclear weapons expert, casts serious doubt on this, suggesting that while surface-level damage may be significant, Iran’s capability to produce nuclear weapons likely remains intact.

Postol argues:

Iran likely still possesses the technical infrastructure and materials to produce up to 10 nuclear weapons, or at least the capacity to do so within 5–6 weeks of deciding.

The U.S. government's claim of having "delayed Iran's program by 1–2 years" is misleading; they may have damaged above-ground infrastructure, but not stopped Iran’s ability to rapidly build bombs.

Iran could easily be storing hundreds of advanced centrifuges offsite and could construct a small, hidden enrichment facility in a space as small as 1,200 square feet.

There's no conclusive satellite or intelligence evidence yet that the Fordo facility was destroyed — even Iran may not know the full extent of the damage.

Postol is deeply concerned about misleading public statements by U.S. officials and the lack of journalistic or congressional scrutiny into these claims.

He’s offered a technical briefing laying out the specific requirements for Iran to build nuclear weapons and invites interested parties (especially lawmakers) to request it for informed oversight.

Bottom line: While official U.S. statements suggest a major setback for Iran’s nuclear program, independent expert analysis indicates that Iran may still be close to bomb-making capability and that the public narrative is likely overstated or misleading.

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President Trump claimed the recent U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites — particularly the Fordo facility — was a “virtual obliteration,” citing the use of massive 30,000-pound bunker-busting munitions. However, Professor Ted Postol, a nuclear weapons expert, casts serious doubt on this, suggesting that while surface-level damage may be significant, Iran’s capability to produce nuclear weapons likely remains intact.

Postol argues:

Iran likely still possesses the technical infrastructure and materials to produce up to 10 nuclear weapons, or at least the capacity to do so within 5–6 weeks of deciding.

The U.S. government's claim of having "delayed Iran's program by 1–2 years" is misleading; they may have damaged above-ground infrastructure, but not stopped Iran’s ability to rapidly build bombs.

Iran could easily be storing hundreds of advanced centrifuges offsite and could construct a small, hidden enrichment facility in a space as small as 1,200 square feet.

There's no conclusive satellite or intelligence evidence yet that the Fordo facility was destroyed — even Iran may not know the full extent of the damage.

Postol is deeply concerned about misleading public statements by U.S. officials and the lack of journalistic or congressional scrutiny into these claims.

He’s offered a technical briefing laying out the specific requirements for Iran to build nuclear weapons and invites interested parties (especially lawmakers) to request it for informed oversight.

Bottom line: While official U.S. statements suggest a major setback for Iran’s nuclear program, independent expert analysis indicates that Iran may still be close to bomb-making capability and that the public narrative is likely overstated or misleading.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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