Iran could make a dash toward nuclear weaponization in the absence of intrusive verification and monitoring that the JCPOA had set up, and while there is no evidence of a decision to reverse the supreme leader's 2003 edict to pause weaponization, it is possible Iran could attempt to build a crude nuclear device given it has significant highly enriched uranium and the know-how.

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William Burns

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They could make a dash toward weaponization in absence of JCPOA monitoring; it's possible they could build a crude device

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William J. Burns: America in a World of Upheaval | Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:13 PM

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