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Eko

(10,127 posts)
22. They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%.
Sun May 17, 2026, 01:26 AM
Sunday

Uranium enriched to 60 per cent cannot be used to make a useful nuclear explosive device, and Iran has no other realistic use for this material.

Nevertheless, 60 per cent was not an arbitrary choice. Cascades of centrifuges are designed to enrich uranium in steps; Iran’s centrifuges are likely set up to enrich up to 20 per cent, from 20 to 60 per cent, and from 60 to 90 per cent. Assuming the 60 per cent-enriched uranium is stored in the form of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas—and there would be no point in Iran converting it to any other chemical form—the enrichment step from 60 per cent-enriched to weapons-grade uranium is very short.

This strongly suggests that Iran’s decision was intended to send a political message: ‘We have gone as far as we can go in response to provocations without producing weapons-grade uranium.’
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/essay/2021/why-iran-producing-60-cent-enriched-uranium

This sentence from you is false. "They are enriching uranium for weapons." they would have to be at 90% for that to be true.

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Iran has freely admitted that they are enriching uranium well beyond Melon May 16 #2
It will be Donald or Bibi who will set off the nukes. OGBuzz May 16 #5
Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile May 16 #10
Trump is shit. Iran should not posses nuclear weapons. Melon May 16 #15
London! Riyadh!! Then what happens? dpibel May 16 #18
They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%. Eko Sunday #22
So your stance is that the enrichment to 60% is for what exactly? To scare other nations that Melon Sunday #23
Jeeze. Eko Sunday #25
Very informative response. Very important to know! AloeVera Wednesday #35
Thanks! Eko Thursday #36
I'll ask again. Eko Thursday #37
I think Iran would use a nuclear weapon for defensive purposes like other countries that have nuclear weapons AZProgressive Sunday #31
YES Skittles May 16 #3
And you know he's been thinking about it.... OGBuzz May 16 #8
Get the minuteman missile out of your eye before you pluck the drone out of their eye Whip-poor-will May 16 #7
If Iran had a nuke, none of this would be happening. BlueTsunami2018 May 16 #9
"Little Rocket Man" over in North Korea agrees 100%. It's all about deterrence. OGBuzz May 16 #13
It's a kind of Faustian Bargain Disaffected May 16 #16
We have gone through this same song and dance when a country we don't like gets a nuke indusurb May 16 #19
100% OGBuzz May 16 #20
It amazes me dpibel May 16 #21
Several Iranian backed terrorist groups have used suicide bombings as a primary tactical tool Melon Sunday #24
The Ayatollah's never sacrifice themselves 303squadron Sunday #26
Just google "settler attacks" to find the equivalent. Eko Sunday #28
It is one thing to use suicide bombers, an entirely different thing to commit to killing your entire country. indusurb Sunday #29
It's literally doing it right now Melon Monday #34
Not advocating at all. I'm just not convinced that Iran was 2 weeks away from turning earth into a nuclear wasteland. OGBuzz Monday #33
Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement. Emile Sunday #27
If crazy people with nukes would instantly use them D_Master81 Sunday #30
It turns out the Strait was more important Johonny Sunday #32
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