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Iran's HEU | Sunday on 60 Minutes

60 MinutesApril 19, 20260m
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Iran possesses enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) underground to potentially produce 10 nuclear bombs, posing a major threat amid escalating tensions. The video examines a successful US covert mission 32 years ago to secure similar material and explains why replicating it in Iran would be far more challenging. Despite the risks to American lives, such an operation is deemed worthwhile.

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The war with Iran hinges on three letters, HEU (highly enriched uranium), and it's believed Iran has enough of it underground to eventually make 10 nuclear bombs. What would it take for the US to secure that highly enriched uranium? You'll hear about a covert mission that took place 32 years ago and why a similar operation in Iran would be so difficult.

Would an operation like this be worth risking American lives? In my opinion, yes.

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