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There are three key elements to a nuclear weapon - the fissile material, the missile itself and the process of weaponizing the fissile material for the missile. The US National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program published two weeks ago suggests that Iran has put work on the last of these elements on hold. If so, good.

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