Is Iran’s Nuclear Program Peaceful?

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00:00Mark, Iran says its nuclear program is strictly peaceful, given the current enrichment levels as well,

00:05the restrictions on the inspections that we've heard about,

00:07and the expansion of the missile program that is going on in Iran.

00:11Does that claim really hold any credibility, do you think?

00:15No. Nobody believes that claim.

00:18But here's the thing.

00:19Iran's nuclear program is a nuclear hedging strategy

00:23to be able to produce nuclear weapons as soon as possible

00:26when they and if they make a decision to do so.

00:30But the program as it was up until June 13th,

00:35when Israel bombed it, producing 400 kilograms of 60% highly enriched uranium,

00:42there's absolutely no civilian use for that material.

00:47It was only for bomb making.