Iran Wants to Build a Faster Bomb. And More

Iran has never been weaker—but could that push it to build the bomb? With its security crumbling, Tehran may risk it all. Here’s why the world should pay attention. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Astrographics-ve4yq Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources: NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/iran-nuclear-weapon.html Economist: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/01/28/irans-alarming-nuclear-dash-will-soon-test-donald-trump ISIS, David Albright, Iranian nuclear progress (Jan, 2024): https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/how-quickly-could-iran-make-nuclear-weapons-today ISIS, how long would a crude device really take? https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/response-to-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists-article-on-iran Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org/2025/01/how-quickly-could-iran-build-its-first-nuclear-weapon-look-at-china/ War on the Rocks: https://warontherocks.com/2025/02/trump-has-a-rare-and-short-window-to-solve-the-iran-problem-heres-how/ Al-Jazeera, Iranian threats: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/31/iran-fm-abbas-araghchi-attack-nuclear-sites-war-us-israel-gaza https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-join-neighbors-fight-islamic-state-group-syria-118358819 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-iraq-syria-jordan-aim-jointly-tackle-islamic-state-ankara-says-2025-02-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-drafts-plan-withdraw-all-its-troops-syria-nbc-news-reports-2025-02-05/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/dod-drafting-plans-withdraw-us-troops-syria-recent-trump-comments-rcna190726 https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-intelligence-flights-border-mission-rc-135/ https://www.sofx.com/usaf-conducts-unprecedented-sigint-operation-over-gulf-of-california/ https://www.twz.com/air/rc-135-rivet-joint-surveillance-jet-just-flew-unprecedented-mission-off-mexico https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104608/rc-135vw-rivet-joint/#:~:text=The%20RC%2D135V%2FW%20Rivet,collection%2C%20analysis%20and%20dissemination%20capabilities. https://www.crashoutmedia.com/p/mexicos-cartel-map-2024 https://www.storybench.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dea-mexico-drugcartels-1200x920.png https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/ https://www.twz.com/news-features/how-trump-could-use-military-force-against-cartels-in-mexico https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/mexico-cartels-us-military