What about Iran's plutonium?
The Trump administration's Operation Epic Fury aimed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, but the issue of Iran's plutonium remains unaddressed. Iran has 210 tons of 'spent fuel' at its Bushehr light water nuclear reactor facility, which can be reprocessed to produce plutonium-239, a key component in nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.
The Trump administration's Operation Epic Fury was launched to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. However, the operation only addressed Iran's enriched uranium supply, leaving the issue of plutonium unaddressed. Iran has 210 tons of 'spent fuel' at its Bushehr light water nuclear reactor facility, which can be reprocessed to produce plutonium-239. Plutonium-239 is a key component in nuclear and thermonuclear weapons, requiring a smaller critical mass for detonation than uranium-235. The Bushehr reactor's spent fuel is currently being removed by Russia, but it is unclear if Iran has the capacity for reprocessing. Any direct attack on the Bushehr reactor could lead to a Chernobyl-like disaster, making diplomacy and negotiation the only feasible options to address the plutonium issue.
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