How close Is Iran to a nuclear bomb? France warns world may have less than 2 years

Both the U.S. and Iran have said they will no longer adhere to the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

to between 3 and 4 percent to be used for nuclear power plant fuel, but it must be enriched to around 90 percent for use in weapons.

The JCPOA set a 10-year limit of 3.67 percent enrichment and a stockpile limit of around 660 pounds for 15 years. Enrichment requires centrifuges, but the JCPOA cut the number Iran can use from 20,000 over two sites to 5,060 of the oldest and least efficient centrifuges at only one site. For a bomb, Iran would first need to enrich uranium to 90 percent and then expand its stockpile to four times that allowed by the JCPOA. This will take time, but the Iran's"breakout" time to a nuclear weapon has been shrinking—though slowly—since it stopped adhering to the JCPOA's limits.

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