Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

About this episode

Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the recent damage to Iran's nuclear program with expert Dr. Jeffrey Lewis.

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert, to assess the damage that has been inflicted upon the Iranian nuclear program over the course of the past 11 days and potential for reconstitution. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Assessment of Damage to Each Part of the Iranian Nuclear Program 07:34 What is the Level of Difficulty of Reconstitution? 09:53 Did Iran Evacuate Fordow? 11:55 The Importance of the 400kg of Highly Enriched Uranium issue 12:49 Where Is the New Secret Enrichment Facility? 13:58 What Are the Nonproliferation Lessons From This War? 16:26 Impact of the Assassinations of Nuclear Scientists 18:16 Capabilities of Iran's Ballistic Missiles 20:27 Origins of Iran's Nuclear Weapons Designs 22:46 Is There a Legitimate Need for Iran to Have Uranium Enrichment? 24:45 Was The War Worth It? 32:31 What Will Iran Do Next?

People in this episode

Host: Dmitri Alperovitch

Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Lewis

Topics covered

• Iran's nuclear program
• nuclear nonproliferation
• reconstitution challenges
• ballistic missile capabilities
• nuclear weapons designs
• impact of assassinations

Keywords

• Iran
• nuclear program
• nonproliferation
• reconstitution
• ballistic missiles
• highly enriched uranium
• nuclear weapons

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Fordow

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