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Geopolitics Decanted is a podcast featuring geopolitical analysis and in-depth expert interviews on topics ranging from War in Ukraine, Great Power Competition with China, changing nature of warfare, sanctions and export controls, semiconductors and cybersecurity. This is a podcast for people who care about the details and

It is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator (www.silverado.org), a Washington DC-based non-profit with a mission to promote prosperity and global competitiveness for America and its allies by accelerating bipartisan strategic, economic and technological policy solutions.

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Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis to assess the damage inflicted upon the Iranian nuclear program and potential for reconstitution.

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert, to assess the damage that has been inflicted upon the Iranian nuclear program over the course of the past 11 days and potential for reconstitution.

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:49 Assessment of Damage to Each Part of the Iranian Nuclear Program
  • 07:34 What is the Level of Difficulty of Reconstitution?
  • 09:53 Did Iran Evacuate Fordow?
  • 11:55 The Importance of the 400kg of Highly Enriched Uranium issue
  • 12:49 Where Is the New Secret Enrichment Facility?
  • 13:58 What Are the Nonproliferation Lessons From This War?
  • 16:26 Impact of the Assassinations of Nuclear Scientists
  • 18:16 Capabilities of Iran's Ballistic Missiles
  • 20:27 Origins of Iran's Nuclear Weapons Designs
  • 22:46 Is There a Legitimate Need for Iran to Have Uranium Enrichment?
  • 24:45 Was The War Worth It?
  • 32:31 What Will Iran Do Next?

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