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Schrödinger's Uranium

After busting Iran's bunker, US spies stumped by classic quantum riddle

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Wayne Arnold
Jun 27, 2025
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As U.S. intelligence officials slowly fall into line with Trump’s insistence that airstrikes obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities, a big mystery remains.

Where is Iran’s enriched, bomb-making uranium? Before the attacks, officials believed that Iran had roughly 408 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, produced since 2021, hidden away. One theory was…

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