Iran advanced its nuclear weapons program during eras of U.S. appeasement of the Islamic Republic. The clear lesson for President Donald Trump: Iran will escalate when it senses American weakness; it will back down when it perceives American strength.
To ensure Iran can no longer use nuclear extortion to threaten the United States and its allies, the Trump administration should insist on the full, verifiable, and permanent disarmament of Tehran's nuclear weapons enterprise.
Contributors to these infographics include: David Albright, Sarah Burkhard, Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu
Infographics maintained by Andrea Stricker, along with Behnam Ben Taleblu for the timeline
Breakout time is the amount of time Iran would require to enrich its stockpiles of enriched uranium to 90 percent, or nuclear weapons-grade.
Iran has installed advanced centrifuges across three enrichment facilities, with thousands additional planned.
Since the election of Joe Biden in November 2020, Iran has steadily amassed huge quantities of enriched uranium.
Iran's recent amassment of large stockpiles of 20 and 60 percent enriched uranium has significantly shortened its "breakout time."
Assessing the political and nuclear timelines, Tehran has made its most significant nuclear moves since the election of President Joe Biden.
1. Countries With Nuclear Power But No Enrichment or Reprocessing
2. Global Uranium Enrichment Capabilities
3. Global Plutonium Reprocessing Capabilities
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