Nuclear Weapons
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#3620: How Israel Destroyed Syria's Secret Reactor
The inside story of the 2007 Israeli airstrike on Syria's covert nuclear reactor and what it reveals about Iran today.
#3555: Three Ways to Seize Iran's Enriched Uranium
A military and logistics breakdown of the options for securing or destroying Iran's buried nuclear material at Isfahan.
#3548: Can Iran's HEU Actually Be Destroyed?
The physics and logistics of handling, transferring, and downblending Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile.
#3545: Israel's Nuclear Dilemma After Trump's Iran Deal
With Trump blindsiding Israel on an Iran deal, Jerusalem faces three bad options for its nuclear security.
#3390: How Manhattan Real Estate Shapes Iran Nuclear Talks
Manhattan developers negotiate like survivalists. That same toolkit now drives nuclear diplomacy with Iran.
#3383: How the IAEA Watches Iran When the Door Is Locked
Iran has locked out inspectors. Here's how the IAEA still tracks its nuclear program through forensic evidence and satellite imagery.
#3352: How to Seize Weapons-Grade Uranium from Iran
What 90% enriched uranium actually looks like, how Iran stores it, and whether a raid could work.
#3348: Inside Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Facility
A deeper, more fortified nuclear site than Fordow — and inspectors can't get inside.
#3347: Iran’s 60% Uranium: Where Is It Really?
Where is Iran hiding 142 kg of near-weapons-grade uranium? We break down the bunkers, the car washes, and the breakout timelines.
#3339: How Do You Actually Seize Enriched Uranium?
Venezuela, Kazakhstan, and a Georgia sting — the surprising history of removing highly enriched uranium from states.
#3336: Why "Entombed" Uranium Won't Stay Buried
Iran's enriched uranium is "entombed" after strikes — but debris removal, tunneling, and seismic risks make recovery likely.
#3135: What Submarines Actually Do Underwater
Attack subs hunt ships, tap cables, and launch strikes. The nuclear deterrent is just one mission.
#3133: How China Built 350+ Nuclear Silos in 5 Years
Satellite imagery reveals China's rapid nuclear buildup—350+ silos since 2021 and a fivefold warhead increase in 16 years.
#3093: Israel’s Undeclared Nuclear Triad: Warheads, Missiles, Subs
How Israel built a nuclear arsenal of ~90 warheads, Jericho missiles, and a submarine fleet — all without ever admitting it.
#3068: The Feral Cat Strategy: Iran Deal Theater Explained
Israel's public opposition to the Iran deal isn't a failure—it's leverage. Here's how the contradiction works.
#2627: The Five Stans: What Makes Them Distinct
Five countries, millennia of history, and a surprising connection to Israel. A practical guide to Central Asia.
#2588: The Golden Crust Ceasefire
A ceasefire is declared, but threats, strikes, and secret deployments suggest the conflict is far from over.
#2552: The IAEA's Only Weapon: Credibility
The IAEA has fewer inspectors, less access, and more enrichment to verify in Iran than ever before.
#2367: Iran's Contradictory Signals: Strategy or Chaos?
How Iran uses contradictory signals to shape its adversaries' decisions, and why this strategy is so hard to decode.
#2159: When the State Protects Politicians, Not People
A family sheltering from Iranian missiles while their government issues parking tickets and funds sectarian interests raises a brutal question: has...
#2023: Simulating the Brink of War
A dramatic UN session unfolds as the US and Russia clash over preemptive strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
#1997: The Long Peace Is Over (Or Is It?)
The data says we’re living in the most peaceful era ever, but it sure doesn’t feel like it.
#1864: The Diplomat Who Wears Two Masks
Iran's top diplomat speaks of peace before attacks, then justifies violence. This is linguistic camouflage at its most dangerous.
#1742: The Golden Cage of Dimona
Dimona offers property at 1/8th the price of Tel Aviv, but a massive "opportunity gap" keeps the city marooned.