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John Fetterman: “It's a short step to get 90%. And that's weapons grade of a…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 08:15

And now they've been very clear in what that recent report just confirmed, they're actively enriching uranium. Now they're at 60%. They have I think nine, nine hundred pounds perhaps of that. And it's a, It's a short step to get 90%. And that's weapons grade of a weapon. So now what's made this possible is because what Israel did, Israel pushed through all the kinds of demands for a ceasefire, ceasefire back last year and they pushed through that. (08:15–08:20)

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Asserts that enriching uranium from 60% to 90% is a short step, reaching weapons-grade level.

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