U.S. intelligence assessment hass concluded that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer. Analysts estimate it at roughly 9 months to a year.
The main factor is Iran’s remaining stockpile of highly enriched uranium , particularly ~440 kg enriched to 60% which are enough for roughly 10 bombs if further enriched to ~90%.
Much of this is believed to be in hard-to-reach underground locations, and the IAEA has not fully verified its status since inspections were disrupted.
Recent U.S. operations focused more on conventional military targets, leadership, and defense industries rather than deeply buried nuclear material.See Full Details. .
