Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on...
by 15155 on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:00PM
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> All the intelligence says they weren't building nukes
> IAEA inspectors
What are some good reasons for producing >60% HEU?
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on...
by alan-crowe on Sunday June 22, 2025 @08:33PM
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Nuclear powered ships and submarines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion
The attraction is that high enrichment permits a smaller reactor and less frequent refuelling. US submarines go over 96% enrichment.
Bunker fuel is in the news. Cheap oil for marine diesel engines is both polluting in the traditional sulfur etc sense and in the modern CO2 global warming sense. There are occasional attempts at wind powered sailing ships, or at least sail assisted ships, to reduce the burning of bunker fuel. Nuclear power for shipping is currently out of fashion, but is a legitimate topic for research.
Israel started bombing Iran and they returned fire. Is trump asking the largest economic and military power in the region to sit by idle as Israel sends missiles and bombs daily? He won't clarify even when asked directly. I don't think we have any reason to believe his narrative if he can't even explain it himself.
I would also like to add that Trump himself is the one who removed IAEA inspectors from routine inspections of Iran, so occams razor would suggest this ambiguity is by design.