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ElwoodBlues · M
@specman I won't say nothing has had a positive effect, but the overall effect of illegal tariffs and a two billion dollar per day war that shut off oil from the Middle East has had a very negative effect. Your question is analogous to: "other than that, how did you like the play Mrs Lincoln?"
Adogslife · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues Jesus, that last sentence is strong. 💪🏻
Strictgram · 70-79, C
@ElwoodBlues Would you prefer an Iran with nuclear weapons?
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ElwoodBlues · M
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I've seen you, @Strictgram, spreading lies about the JCPOA, so I'll correct those here as well. The JCPOA agreement lifted sanctions for ten years in exchange for limits on enrichment and storage of nuclear materials. And it's always possible to extend such an agreement under threat of re-imposing sanctions.
My source is the agreement itself
https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/245317.pdf
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/122460/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf
Summary:
Uranium Enrichment: Capped at 3.67% (well below the 90% needed for weapons).
Stockpile Reduction: Reduced its enriched uranium stockpile by 98%, limited to 300 kg.
Centrifuge Limits: Cut the number of operating centrifuges by two-thirds, down to roughly 5,000 older models.
Plutonium Path: Agreed to redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium and to ship all spent fuel out of the country.
Monitoring: Granted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unprecedented access to its entire nuclear supply chain and the right to inspect suspicious sites.
Would you prefer an Iran with nuclear weapons?
Obama closed the door on Iranian nukes in 2015 with his JCPOA. tRump reopened that door when he blew up the JCPOA and failed to replace it with anything else. I've seen you, @Strictgram, spreading lies about the JCPOA, so I'll correct those here as well. The JCPOA agreement lifted sanctions for ten years in exchange for limits on enrichment and storage of nuclear materials. And it's always possible to extend such an agreement under threat of re-imposing sanctions.
My source is the agreement itself
https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/245317.pdf
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/122460/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf
Summary:
Uranium Enrichment: Capped at 3.67% (well below the 90% needed for weapons).
Stockpile Reduction: Reduced its enriched uranium stockpile by 98%, limited to 300 kg.
Centrifuge Limits: Cut the number of operating centrifuges by two-thirds, down to roughly 5,000 older models.
Plutonium Path: Agreed to redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium and to ship all spent fuel out of the country.
Monitoring: Granted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unprecedented access to its entire nuclear supply chain and the right to inspect suspicious sites.