What it could take for the U.S. to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran

Expert predicts thousands of US troops would be needed to secure Iran's highly enriched uranium

Andrew Weber, a former assistant Secretary of Defense, told "60 Minutes" that removing Iran's highly enriched uranium would likely require thousands of U.S. troops and experts.

Nuclear expert tells '60 Minutes' thousands of troops needed to get Iran's enriched uranium · American Wire News

A potential attempt to retrieve and extricate Iran’s highly enriched uranium (HEU) would be highly risky and involve thousands of U.S. troops, a nuclear expert told “60 Minutes” in a segment that aired on Sunday. It is believed that the Islamic Republic has enough of the substance to make at least ten nuclear bombs despite its nuclear facilities being bombed last June during Operation Midnight Hammer. Most of the material lies buried deeply unde…

Would Take Thousands of U.S. Troops Weeks to Seize Iran's Uranium

Iran's uranium stockpile: Removal or dilution? Regime may have enough highly-enriched uranium to make about 10 nuclear bombs

Reviving debate over whether the US could physically seize or neutralise the stockpile

What it could take for the U.S. to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran

The fate of the Iran war centers on highly enriched uranium, an essential ingredient for nuclear weapons. A post-Soviet-era operation that could inform a U.S. recovery mission in Iran.