Bayard wrote: “So Iran would have to make several nukes. That’s not as easy as it sounds.”
As of early 2026, Iran has accumulated enough highly enriched uranium (60% U-235) to theoretically produce9–12 nuclear weapons if further refined to 90% weapons-grade, a process that could take only a few weeks. While Iran holds the necessary material for several bombs, it has not officially initiated the final, technically demanding steps to weaponize its program.
You’ll note that Iran is pursueing uranium for it’s nukes. Uranium is used to make gun-type nukes which are much less technically demanding than the implosion (plutonium) type.
Having the right uranium is not at all the same as having a complete nuclear weapons system. There’s a very big layer of complexity in the mechanism for the correct reaction let alone the delivery platforms which are very ruined.