Why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US
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“US troops storming a secretive, underground nuclear facility to seize Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium may sound far-fetched, but it is an option President Donald Trump is reportedly considering”
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“Such an operation would be extremely challenging and fraught with danger, according to military experts and former US defence officials”
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“Removing the uranium stockpile would be one of the 'most complicated special operations in history,' said Mick Mulroy”
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“The material can be fairly quickly enriched to the 90% threshold needed for weapons-grade uranium”
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— Depleted uranium (DU), also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy, or D-38, is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than natural uranium. The less radioactive and non-fis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium
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— Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 (written 235U) has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is compos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium
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— Uranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium
“Iran also has roughly 1,000kg of uranium enriched to 20%, and 8,500kg that are enriched to the 3.6% threshold accepted for medical research”
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Irania…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“Most of the highly enriched uranium that can be easily turned into material for bombs or missiles is believed to be stored at Isfahan”
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“The facility is one of three underground nuclear sites in Iran that were targeted in US-Israeli airstrikes last year”
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“Rafael Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said last month that the majority of Iran's highly enriched uranium is stored at Isfahan”
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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— Iran's nuclear program comprises a number of nuclear facilities, including nuclear reactors and various nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_facilities_in_Iran
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— The nuclear program of Iran is one of the most scrutinized in the world, and has sparked intense international concern. Iran asserts that its nuclear facilities are purely for civilian purposes, inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
“Satellite imagery from February indicated all entrances to its tunnel complex appeared to be sealed off with earth”
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“The US could use elements of the 82nd Airborne Division to secure areas surrounding Isfahan and Natanz”
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“The uranium itself is in gaseous form and is believed to be stored in large metal containers”
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“Satellite imagery shows that the entrances to Isfahan and Natanz were badly damaged by US airstrikes”
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“Senior administration officials said at the start of the war that the US might consider diluting Iran's highly enriched uranium on site”
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