Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi (R) and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi (L) sign a protocol concerning nuclear inspections in Sept. 2025 in Egypt.
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The U.S. estimates that Iran possesses nearly 1,000 pounds of highly-enriched uranium.
It’s not quite enriched to weapons-grade, but it’s not far off.
As part of its attempt to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, the U.S. is attempting to negotiate with Iran to give up this cache.
How would that even work?
We hear from Scott Roecker, vice president of the Nuclear Materials Security Program at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
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This episode was produced by Kai McNamee and Karen Zamora. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.