Originally Posted by
vaxedtothemax
- Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU):Enrichment above 20% is classified as highly enriched, and 60% is considered to be in a "gray area" of the road to a nuclear weapon.
- Technical Threshold: Experts note that once uranium is enriched to 20% or higher, over 90% of the total effort required for weapons-grade (90%) material has already been completed.
- Stockpiles: Reports as of early 2026 indicate that Iran holds significant stockpiles of 60% enriched uranium.
Trying to find the data that no Country has ever enriched beyond 30% and NOT produced a nuclear weapon… unless we trust Iran enough to think they wouldn’t try?
- oil still not at $150
Less than 90% you can theoretically build a bomb, but it's a lot harder, requires a lot more precision, and it will be very large (too large for missiles and likely heavy bombers, not that IR has any of the later). So basically delivery by ship or maybe truck (if there's a sea or overland route to the target).
For long-range missiles, probably need 95% or better.