ShapurII
Trusted Member
It's not technically feasible to destroy it, in my opinion.The vast majority of US offensive capabilities will remain in the region and final couple weeks of 60 day ceasefire if Iran has not fulfilled any or part of deal you're going to see USAF aircraft start flying to the region again. I just can't see Iran destroying their enriched uranium.
First of all, destruction is meaningless. You cannot destroy an element. Secondly, even if Iran wants to dilute it or hand it over, first it must be recovered fully.
You are talking about thousands of kilograms of HEU stored as UF6 gas, stored underground. Even if some of these containers have been damaged, you're dealing with a gas leak, contaminating the nearby dirt. This is probably why Trump calls it nuclear dirt.
The US cannot recover this material militarily. Even if Iran wants to do it, I'm sure it will take months and needs cooperation with the IAEA using top-notch technology.
I think at the end, the US may settle for just an IAEA verification that our HEU hasn't been relocated to a different place. That's as good as it gets.








