CNN Global Affairs Analyst: Iran’s Nuclear Program Has Centrifuges and Enriched Uranium that Has No Civilian Use

COOPER Brett I want ░░░░░░░░ start with you I ░░░░░░░░ to play just a ░░░░░░░░ of times a couple ░░░░░░░░ many times over the ░░░░░░░░ really that Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ has warned that Iran ░░░░░░░░ close to acquiring nuclear ░░░░░░░░ The first one is ░░░░░░░░ 2006 I think the ░░░░░░░░ one was from 2012 ░░░░░░░░ just want to play ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Netanyahu It ░░░░░░░░ take them anywhere up ░░░░░░░░ three years to cross ░░░░░░░░ the nuclear technology threshold ░░░░░░░░ then it takes about ░░░░░░░░ year or two to ░░░░░░░░ But this at most ░░░░░░░░ give us five years ░░░░░░░░ could very well be ░░░░░░░░ year By next spring ░░░░░░░░ most by next summer ░░░░░░░░ current enrichment rates they ░░░░░░░░ have finished the medium ░░░░░░░░ and move on to ░░░░░░░░ final stage From there ░░░░░░░░ s only a few ░░░░░░░░ possibly a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ they get enough enriched ░░░░░░░░ for the first bomb ░░░░░░░░ ends COOPER There s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ are suspicious of Prime ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu his motivations potential ░░░░░░░░ potential you know domestic ░░░░░░░░ motivations legacy motivations to ░░░░░░░░ this He saw the ░░░░░░░░ S was going to ░░░░░░░░ more negotiations with Iran ░░░░░░░░ I mean do you ░░░░░░░░ that Iran is on ░░░░░░░░ brink given also Tulsi ░░░░░░░░ s testimony back in ░░░░░░░░ McGURK Look I believe ░░░░░░░░ not speaking for Prime ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu or anyone but ░░░░░░░░ someone who s dealt ░░░░░░░░ this problem the Iranian ░░░░░░░░ program has these advanced ░░░░░░░░ and stockpiles of highly ░░░░░░░░ uranium that has no ░░░░░░░░ civilian use And the ░░░░░░░░ which has no ax ░░░░░░░░ grind issued a report ░░░░░░░░ week that found Iran ░░░░░░░░ be in egregious violation ░░░░░░░░ their nonproliferation obligations and ░░░░░░░░ 19 countries found them ░░░░░░░░ violation of nonproliferation commitments ░░░░░░░░ the first time in ░░░░░░░░ years When this all ░░░░░░░░ Anderson five nights ago ░░░░░░░░ were talking about Fordo ░░░░░░░░ was the crux of ░░░░░░░░ I was immediately concerned ░░░░░░░░ Israelis could not do ░░░░░░░░ on their own and ░░░░░░░░ s where we are ░░░░░░░░ in Fordo this underground ░░░░░░░░ Iran has 10 cascades ░░░░░░░░ these highly advanced IR ░░░░░░░░ centrifuges enriching to 60 ░░░░░░░░ It s a serious ░░░░░░░░ problem I ve dealt ░░░░░░░░ it I am not ░░░░░░░░ that if I was ░░░░░░░░ on this issue this ░░░░░░░░ not be where we ░░░░░░░░ want to be We ░░░░░░░░ to try to get ░░░░░░░░ deal But we are ░░░░░░░░ we are And I ░░░░░░░░ very strongly and I ░░░░░░░░ the president was briefed ░░░░░░░░ on the military option ░░░░░░░░ I have to say ░░░░░░░░ saw Senator Murphy on ░░░░░░░░ It s a viable ░░░░░░░░ option That doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it s advisable That ░░░░░░░░ worth a real debate.”