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The Iran anti-nuclear accord was not "terrible," not the "worst deal ever," not flawed. It stopped a war, stopped an Iranian bomb. Its major failing was that there are no photos of the massive dismantlement of Iran's former nuclear program. American don't realize what we got. 1/
• Iran had 19,000 centrifuges; they dismantles 13,000 of them
• Iran had 10,000kg of LEU gas; they shipped 98% out of the country
• Iran was building a reactor that could make Plutonium; they filled its core with concrete
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• Iran had 10,000kg of LEU gas; they shipped 98% out of the country
• Iran was building a reactor that could make Plutonium; they filled its core with concrete
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• Iran was weeks away from making a core of a bomb; now it’s at least a year.
• Iran had a secret program; now it's under the strictest inspection regime on the planet.
• Most limitations last 15-25 years; inspections and pledge to never build nuclear weapons last forever.
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• Iran had a secret program; now it's under the strictest inspection regime on the planet.
• Most limitations last 15-25 years; inspections and pledge to never build nuclear weapons last forever.
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Why don't we have photos of all this destruction? The Iranians did not want to show all that they were giving up. This was a triumph of international diplomacy. Certainly the greatest non-proliferation accord since the NPT. Trump tore it up. Now we are back on the path to war.
