... Prior to the Israeli and U.S. strikes, Iran had enriched at least 880 pounds of highly enriched uranium to 60 percent according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Relatively speaking, even if it would take some time for Iran to
enrich that stockpile to weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (90
percent ) — the amount needed for a modern nuclear missile strike — it
could use the 60 percent stockpile it already has to construct
Hiroshima-like nuclear bombs.
Iran Watch estimates that Khamenei has enough to build “one or more” of the gun-type bomb known as “Little Boy,” the type of used in Hiroshima. It would only take 132 pounds of uranium enriched to 80 percent.
... while much of the media’s attention has been on Khamenei’s stores of
60 percent highly enriched uranium, we cannot overlook Iran’s 20 percent
and 5 percent stockpiles. Prior to the June strikes, Tehran had 606
pounds of the former and 12,150 pounds of the latter.
Iran Watch ominously warns that “20 percent enriched uranium is
approximately 90% of the way to weapon-grade and Iran’s stockpile would
be sufficient to fuel at least two implosion weapons.” Plus, if further
enriched, eventually Khamenei’s 5% stockpile could be used to “fuel at
least 10 implosion weapons.” ...
Uranium highly enriched to 60 percent is in a gaseous state and can be stored in cylinders approximately the same size of a scuba tank. Moving or hiding some of them could have been as easy as putting them in the back of a small car or SUV. ...
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