(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.