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It’s a Mistake to Think the Biggest Problem With Iran Is Nuclear Weapons

What is “the Iran problem”? Trump seems to think it’s Iran’s efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, which, he has said, “they can’t have.” Iran has enriched uranium to 60 percent purity — close to weapons grade — and “might be able to enrich enough uranium for five fission weapons within about one week and enough for eight weapons in less than two weeks,

The National Interest · 3h

Would Iran Need to Test a Nuclear Weapon?

As Iran’s nuclear program advances, the critical question of whether Tehran would need to conduct nuclear tests to ensure its weapons are effective looms over the consciousness of the international community.

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Trump says Iran must give up dream of nuclear weapon or face harsh response

President Donald Trump said on Monday he believes Iran is intentionally delaying a nuclear deal with the United States and that it must abandon any drive for a nuclear weapon or face a possible military strike on Tehran's atomic facilities.

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Operation Sundial: The Terrifying 10-Gigaton Nuclear Weapon That (Thankfully) Never Was

Imagine the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and then multiply it by 670,000 times. Terrifying doesn't really ...

US accelerates production of new nuclear warhead 24 times more powerful than one used on Hiroshima

The B61-13 variable yield gravity bomb is now going into full production seven months ahead of schedule, Sandia National ...

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Why are nuclear weapons so difficult and dangerous to produce?

The design of nuclear weapons aims to create a supercritical mass of fissile material in an instant, triggering a devastating chain reaction. Thermonuclear weapons, using both fission and ...

Scripps News on MSN5d

How a lab in California is ensuring the effectiveness of US nuclear weapons

Scripps News takes you inside a California lab that is ensuring the effectiveness of the United States' nuclear weapons - without setting them off.

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Rediscovering the "Forgotten Creators" of the German atomic bomb

According to several of the sources, German forces placed many concentration camp prisoners at the test site as human guinea pigs ...

Creative Review1mon

The history of nuclear poster design

“The anti-nuclear posters show up when populations react to either the pronounced presence of nuclear weapons in a given neighborhood or ... by Milton Glaser “Most graphic design historians ...

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Centrifuge: getting to the good uranium

Enrichment centrifuge separates U-235 from natural uranium for nuclear power and weapons, using centrifugal force in stages.

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Trump, Putin on same page about Iran's nuclear weapon capabilities, White House says

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in sync when it comes to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, according to the White House. Trump and Putin, who spoke over the phone ...

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