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Secret IAEA Report: Iran Can Make a Bomb Right Now

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transient9/17/2009 11:19:13 am PDT

re: #101 Kosh’s Shadow

They’ve had the knowledge for years, courtesy of Khan.
What should happen is a complete embargo of nuclear materials and technology to Iran, after destruction of their existing facilities.

No. They’ve had theoretical knowledge, not hands-on knowledge. Having the plans is different from being able to assemble it yourself (as I’m sure millions of parents discover every Christmas morning, or after they get home from Ikea.) Being able to actually make the centrifuges work was one step (now accomplished); actually putting together a functional bomb another (not as easy as people think). Once they have all the scientists and technical knowhow, you would then have to destroy all the knowledge base as well as the facilities, which is essentially impossible.