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Melon

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23. So your stance is that the enrichment to 60% is for what exactly? To scare other nations that

Reply to Eko (Reply #22)

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:40 AM

8 hrs ago

They are enriching uranium? If so, it worked and now they are catching the result of that “bluff”. If nuclear power is using 5%…then it’s quite a stretch to think anything other than the fact Iran is enriching uranium to higher and higher purity for weapons. Even 60% uranium can be weaponized although with less yield than a 90% weapon. Thus it’s not false.

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They simply did not and were not enriching it to 90%. Eko 8 hrs ago #22

So your stance is that the enrichment to 60% is for what exactly? To scare other nations that Melon 8 hrs ago #23

Jeeze. Eko 7 hrs ago #25

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100% OGBuzz 13 hrs ago #20

It amazes me dpibel 13 hrs ago #21

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