They have to power to produce the fuel in a hardened location and can't be stopped.
Having achieved that, Iran is now engineering the bomb platform, a far greater challenge.
That will take them years if ever to create a portable weapon. Yes they will light one off, whoop de doo and bray like mules when they do, getting yet another round of the world's attention and a wagon full of Debka articles.
>>>Students of the Iranian nuke program have been well aware that Iran has refined enough HEU to 20%, that they could further refine to 90% for a weapon in about a month........if they wanted to.
They have to power to produce the fuel in a hardened location and can’t be stopped.<<<
So here’s my fear.... an Iranian version of the Isreali strategy, with a twist. The Iranians will stockpile nukes - lots of them - and continue stockpiling them while proclaiming to the world that they have nothing, or deflecting the question, or using pleasant lies to cover it up. This would reflect what the Isrealis have done with their nukes, which they never talk about it and never display.
When the Iranians get a nice pile, however, they’ll use them, starting with Israel but not stopping there.
God help us.