(07-02-2019, 10:05 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-02-2019, 08:53 AM)B2hibry Wrote: From your own article...

"Is the current deal working?
In October, President Trump refused to certify that Iran complied with the accord, accusing the country of "not living up to the spirit" of the pact." From day one, he suggested they were never in compliance and the only reason he did certify a time or two was to get his people to research a bit while following the disputed measure in the agreement.

Anytime you have to refer to a piece of foreign policy as a deal; it is not an honest effort towards the stated end game. This 'deal' was a bust from the beginning and more of a financial agreement than a nuclear non-proliferation agreement. Compliance was solely through distance monitoring and Iranian report submittal. Inspectors were never going to be allowed access to any location other than what was initially submitted by Iran. Yep, that's legit. Furthermore, equipment not domesticaly produced and the material associated, ie. Russian, Chinese, etc. does not get marked against the equipment or materials listings and banned amounts. This thing was a mess and reads like one of the worst "voluntary" contracts I've ever seen. It is impossible to verify total compliance. You can read it yourself below:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentclou...r-deal.pdf

The thing about fissile material is that it radiates.  The by-products and beta particles spread for miles. As long as you're reasonably close to the suspected source, and have working equipment, you'll be able to figure out if things are ramping up or down.

You're assuming all sources are submitted and that distant detection devices are actually measuring quantities or dosage levels. That is not the case as half-lives, temps, humidity, precipitation, etc. makes detection efficiency non-binding. Surveillance is done by camera, seals, human inspectors, documentation, and weight measurements. Bottom line...Iran determines voluntary compliance. Oh, FYI, inspectable sites do not include military facilities.

Do you think if Iran was truly compliant with the context of the agreement that they would be able to produce an additional 418 pounds of enriched uranium in a matter of a month? Which also means they have newer and an increased number of centrifuges!

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