25-06-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Attacks ‘Effectively Destroyed' Iran's Program
This is an excerpt from 'Post-Attack Assessment of the First 12 Days of Israeli Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities' published June 24 by David Albright and Spencer Faragasso of the Institute for Science and International Security.
After 12 days of military operations, a survey of the resulting damage is appropriate. . . . Overall, Israel's and U.S. attacks have effectively destroyed Iran's centrifuge enrichment program. It will be a long time before Iran comes anywhere near the capability it had before the attack. That being said, there are residuals such as stocks of 60%, 20%, and 3-5% enriched uranium and the centrifuges manufactured but not yet installed at Natanz or Fordow. These non-destroyed parts pose a threat as they can be used in the future to produce weapon-grade uranium.
