Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone

The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.

By: Matthew Bunn, Harvard Kennedy School, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,620

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Matthew Bunn, Harvard Kennedy School

Before launching his war on Iran, President Donald Trump said his most important goal was that Iran would “never have a nuclear weapon.” Yet it is not clear what, if anything, his administration has planned for dealing with Iran’s stock of enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear bombs – or its remaining deeply buried nuclear facilities and the nuclear equipment that might be in them, …

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