Iran Can Make Fissile Material For A Bomb ‘In About 12 Days’ – U.S. Official

Posted on March 1, 2023
Iran Can Make Fissile Material For A Bomb ‘In About 12 Days’ – U.S. Official

Two Iranian supporters of the Islamic Republic, not pictured, are waving Iran flags in front of two Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles displayed at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2023, to mark the 44th anniversary of the Victory of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Iran could make enough fissile for one nuclear bomb in “about 12 days,” a top U.S. Defense Department official said on Tuesday, down from the estimated one year it would have taken while the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was in effect.

Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto