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How about we deal in facts rather than Fox News talking points. Let's start here:
You only need a few percentage points of enrichment to make uranium go boom.
No. You need to get to 80% enrichment to make a viable weapon. In theory, as little as 20% can work, but I don't believe it has ever been proven to work.
Every additional point just means the weapon gets smaller.
That's true. The higher the enrichment level, the less uranium you need, so the bomb can get smaller.
Obama's deal left them with fairly highly enriched uranium.
No, it didn't. It capped enrichment at about 3.67%. That's enough to power a nuclear reactor, but not enough for a bomb. Nuclear reactors used to generate electricity generally need between 3% and 5% enrichment.
--Peter
