So why launch this strike now? Has the intelligence changed, Mr. Vice President? Well, a couple of things about that, Kristen. So what Tulsi said back in March is that Iran was producing highly enriched uranium consistent with them wanting to build a nuclear weapon. There's, of course, an open question about whether they were weeks away, whether they were months away, but they were way too close to nuclear weapon for the comfort of the President of the United States, which is why he took this action. (14:20–14:26)
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