White House admits Iran ‘few weeks or less’ from nuclear breakout

"Press Secretary Jen Psaki was forced to admit Iran’s “breakout period” for a nuclear weapon
“is down from about a year…to just a few weeks or less.”

The Times of Israel notes that the breakout period refers to the amount of time “it will take Iran to amass enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon, if its chooses to do so.”

The Times of Israel notes that a distinction must be made: “having enough nuclear material for a bomb is not he same as having the capabilities to build the core of the weapon and to attach it to the warhead of a missile, which would likely take more time.”

Psaki told reporters at Tuesday’s press conference that Iran’s nuclear development “definitely worries us.” MichaelSavage