For 18 years, the Iranian nuclear programme has been one of the top 10 targeting objectives of the US intelligence services. In 2007 they first conducted a formal inter-agency review. It is done every year. This is not a minor process. A great deal of input is received from dozens of Washington stakeholders, led by the CIA.
The result has been the same every single year. Iran is not currently seeking to produce an nuclear weapon. Many people know that Tulsi Gabbard delivered this assessment in spring this year. Not many people realise that this was in no sense specific to Tulsi Gabbard and she was delivering the same assessment, through the same process, that Directors of National Intelligence under both Republican and Democrat administrations had given.
So the scenarios seem to be
Iranians really did have nukes but they have now been destroyed (Trump's position)
Iranians really did have nukes but they were too deep and have not been destroyed (if Trump is bluffing)
Iranians had no nukes anyway so nothing has changed with fake claims of destroying them (Iran and CIA's position)
The undisputed truth is however that by this action Trump has forever taken away Israel's justification to attack Iran
What am I missing? No one said they had nukes (i.e. bombs).
This was an enrichment plant. Not the same as a bomb plant.
Trump said they were enriching, not making a bomb. So did Gabbard.
The press incorrectly reported this as having a nuke.
Iran said they moved their product before we bombed the plant.
You are making the same mistake implying nukes.
This is about stopping Iran from making the product for a bomb above the 3.7% concentration required for power (peaceful) needs. Please don't spread the MSM BS.
A quote from Craig Murray, ex-diplomat and now blogger:
So the scenarios seem to be
Iranians really did have nukes but they have now been destroyed (Trump's position)
Iranians really did have nukes but they were too deep and have not been destroyed (if Trump is bluffing)
Iranians had no nukes anyway so nothing has changed with fake claims of destroying them (Iran and CIA's position)
The undisputed truth is however that by this action Trump has forever taken away Israel's justification to attack Iran
What am I missing? No one said they had nukes (i.e. bombs). This was an enrichment plant. Not the same as a bomb plant. Trump said they were enriching, not making a bomb. So did Gabbard. The press incorrectly reported this as having a nuke.
Iran said they moved their product before we bombed the plant. You are making the same mistake implying nukes.
This is about stopping Iran from making the product for a bomb above the 3.7% concentration required for power (peaceful) needs. Please don't spread the MSM BS.