If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say

Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could lead to a popular uprising having been driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence.

Iran has survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending the increasingly costly war.

If Iran’s new leadership keeps its grip on power, the long-term measure of the success of the conflict may hang on the fate of 440kg of enriched uranium which was buried under a mountain by US strikes last June, former and serving Israeli defence and intelligence sources said. Enough for more than 10 nuclear warheads, Iran could use it to hasten the construction of a weapon if the material remains in the country.

  • ordinarycanuckEnglish
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    3 days ago

    You have to see the bigger picture in this context though, this is unprecedented. Iran obtaining and securing enriched Uranium and having Nuclear capable missiles will be a threat to the World.

    This is bigger than sticking to a morale compass. This is why Humanity is the true plague of this Planet and why there will never be Peace on Earth.

    I don’t want more people to die, as many others don’t. But to just sit back and let Iran become untouchable and thinking everything will continue to be OK is naive.

    • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Please lookup how far back we have been attacking Iran for their nuclear technology. I read an article in the 1980’s about it. I think you are missing the bigger picture of lies. Iran only began collecting after the current treaty was destroyed and then offered to hand it all over in the most recent peace negotiations.

      This is not full stop about Iran’s nuclear program. Pretending it is ignores history and logic.

      You want more people to die by approving of this assault on Iran. How in the world the US overthrowing the government (again!) is a solution is beyond me. This war is about Israel’s and the Christian Nationalist’s bloodlust.

      We even have proof that a large amount of commanding US officers told troops that they were doing God’s work by bringing about Armageddon/Rapture. It is truly sick.