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Liberman: Iran will have nukes in 5 years; that’s the ‘most conservative estimate’

2021-11-24

Thank goodness that estimate keeps moving back.

[IsraelTimes] Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman predicts Iran
Iran

...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979...
will obtain a nuclear weapon within five years, even if a new nuclear agreement with world powers is reached.

"The most conservative estimate is that with an agreement, Iran will have nuclear [capability] within five years," says Liberman. "Looking at the amount of enriched uranium it currently has... it’s enough for one nuclear bomb at least."

He suggests Israel will be forced to act alone to thwart Iran from reaching this threshold.

"We must make a decision alone. The most conservative estimate is that it will take five years, at most, until Iran has nuclear capability," he repeats.

Liberman makes the comments at a counter-terrorism conference in Herzliya.

Posted by:trailing wife

#3 Depends... Are we talking about the current "efficient nukes" the major powers have -or- are we talking about the first nukes that were *huge*? Do they have enough highly enriched uranium to build a WW2-era bomb that would take a cargo aircraft (at least) to deliver? Quite possibly.

Posted by: magpie 2021-11-24 22:28

#2 They probably already bought at least one of NoKor's little nukes, so 'will have nukes in 5 years' is a true statement.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-11-24 09:30

#1 Obama Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was effectively there by 2030 so Iran is pretty well on its schedule.

Posted by: BernardZ 2021-11-24 03:38

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