This guest post is by Dr. James M. Acton Central to the Trump administration’s case for the effectiveness of its air strikes on Iran is the destruction of a “conversion” facility at Isfahan with equipment for producing uranium metal. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed that U.S. strikes set Iran back by “years,” largely …
Guest Post: Sorry, Mr. Secretary, producing uranium metal isn’t particularly difficult
by | 2025-07-02 | 2 Comments
Exhaustion and Inflection: Estimating Interceptor Expenditures in the Israel-Iran Conflict [UPDATED]
by | 2025-06-24 | 1 Comment
Following Israel’s twelve-day bombing campaign against Iran’s leaders, nuclear facilities and missile program, two key questions have been how deep is Israel’s missile defense interceptor magazine, and how long Israel can sustain relatively high intercept rates against the retaliatory Iranian strikes. While the ceasefire which started on June 23 may dampen the immediate significance of …
Israel Strikes Iran
by | 2025-06-13 | No Comments
Aaron and Jeffrey sat down to discuss the latest new from Iran, where Israel has been launching strike on leadership, nuclear, and missile targets. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
A New Enrichment Plant At Yongbyon?
by | 2025-06-10 | No Comments
By Jeffrey Lewis and Sam Lair On Monday, June 9, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported to the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna that “the Agency is monitoring the construction of a new building at Yongbyon which has dimensions and features similar to the Kangson enrichment plant.” Although the IAEA did not release images …
