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January 6, 2020

How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon? Here’s What We Know

Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with WIRED about how long it might take for Iran to build a nuclear weapon.

“Iran seems to be taking these things very slowly and pausing for a reaction,” says Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “I think that’s an indication that they are looking for a way to not have this situation deteriorate further. It’s not in their interest to go to war with the United States, and it’s not in our interest to go to war with them.” Read more

Posted in: Center in the News, Press & In the News on Iran Diplomacy, Press & In the News on the Middle East, Press Room

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