In the 42nd episode of Banter, Maseh Zarif, AEI Research Manager and Iran Team Lead for the Critical Threats Project, talks with us about Iran’s current nuclear capabilities. Maseh lays out a chillingly accurate picture what Iran would need in order to develop a nuclear device, Iran’s current capabilities, and possible timelines of when this all could become a reality. We pay particular attention to what goes into producing highly enriched uranium, the ingredient in all this. Even more impressive, Maseh has put all of this together using publicly available information. It’s spooks Andrew enough that he resolves to build himself a bomb shelter.
Read Maseh’s full paper
Critical Threats Project


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