What it could take for the U.S. to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran
The US is considering removing highly enriched uranium from Iran to prevent it from being used to make nuclear weapons. A similar operation was conducted in Kazakhstan in 1994, where the US successfully secured and transported highly enriched uranium to the US.
The US is weighing options to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran, believed to be enough to make 10 atomic bombs. International inspectors have not verified Iran's stockpile since June. In 1994, the US conducted a similar operation in Kazakhstan, codenamed Project Sapphire, where 1,300 pounds of bomb-grade uranium were secured and flown to the US. The operation involved 31 specialists and three C-5 Galaxy cargo planes. The HEU was transported to a Department of Energy complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for safekeeping. The success of Project Sapphire could serve as a blueprint for a potential operation in Iran.
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