You know, on a related note; this alleged 'missing' 900 lbs. of enriched Iranian Uranium is only enriched to 60%, so it's technically not 'weapons grade' HEU (which needs to be enriched to 90% to make an effective weapon). Yes, a crude weapon can be made from this material, but it's not something which would ever be able to be used with a missile. Any sort of a weapon constructed from this level of enrichment would need to be physically huge in order to achieve critical mass. This means it likely wouldn't even be something which could be delivered by aircraft; it would be too heavy. Someone could maybe make a dirty bomb or something like that, but not a modern nuke. Delivering something on a heavy-haul tractor trailer rig is not going to be a surprise to anyone, and it's going to be slow not to mention having a radiation signature which could be observed from space.
And, I've never heard of Iran having any sort of a confirmed stockpile of 90% HEU. Lots of rumors, of course, over the past couple decades, but nothing confirmed.
Just thought I'd point this out given there seems to be some teeth gnashing and hand wringing going on over the stuff in the MSM over the past two days. Most all of these stories neglect to point this 'minor' detail out...and the difference between 60% and 90% enrichment is like comparing a glass of water to a quantity of water akin to something the size of Lake Michigan.
And, I've never heard of Iran having any sort of a confirmed stockpile of 90% HEU. Lots of rumors, of course, over the past couple decades, but nothing confirmed.
Just thought I'd point this out given there seems to be some teeth gnashing and hand wringing going on over the stuff in the MSM over the past two days. Most all of these stories neglect to point this 'minor' detail out...and the difference between 60% and 90% enrichment is like comparing a glass of water to a quantity of water akin to something the size of Lake Michigan.