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Here Are Trump’s Options For Dealing With An Imminent Nuclear Threat That’s Festered Under Biden

Here Are Trump’s Options For Dealing With An Imminent Nuclear Threat That Festered Under Biden

Iran has largely been left unchecked by the Biden administration in its goal to become a nuclear power, presenting President-elect Donald Trump with a significant foreign policy challenge that has few easy solutions.

Iran,withitscurrentstockpiles,canmakeanuclearweaponwith60%enricheduraniuminjustoneweek,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)saidinaNovemberbulletin.Thepresident-electwillhavetochooseapathquicklyuponassumingoffice,suchasrenegotiatingadealtohaltorslowIran’sprogress,militaryinterventionorre-toolingsanctionsthathavesofarbeenineffective. “TheUnitedStatesneedsanotherMiddleEastwarlikeitneedsaholeinthehead,”JustinLogan,directorofdefenseandforeignpolicystudiesattheCatoInstitute,toldtheDCNF.“Thereareallkindsofanglesfromwhichescalationcouldhappen,andTrumpopenlycampaignedasaPeaceThroughStrengthleader,notawarmonger.Withthatsaid,alotturnsonwhatTrump’sclosestadviserswilldotoshapethepresident’sunderstandingoftheoptions