This was asked of the vice presidential debate if Israel should launch a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear capabilities, which may be a week or two away. Well, in fact, we don't know how. Their breakout time is unknown at this point. And what that means is if they were to pursue nuclear material, we wouldn't know until they'd already achieved it. (17:18–17:22)
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Asserts that Iran's nuclear breakout time is currently unknown.
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