{"id":80415,"date":"2026-04-20T03:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/slain-iranian-nuclear-scientists-raises-alarm-over-uranium-expertise-reaching-black-market\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T03:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T03:03:16","slug":"slain-iranian-nuclear-scientists-raises-alarm-over-uranium-expertise-reaching-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/slain-iranian-nuclear-scientists-raises-alarm-over-uranium-expertise-reaching-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Slain Iranian nuclear scientists raises alarm over uranium, expertise reaching black market"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The killing of Iranian nuclear scientists in U.S.-Israeli military strikes has raised fears that, if the regime destabilizes, weakened control over uranium stockpiles and the spread of nuclear expertise could increase proliferation risks.<\/p>\n
While Iran can replace its lost personnel, experts say the lost expertise will be harder to rebuild and undisclosed sites in the country may also leave dangerous materials and knowledge vulnerable.<\/p>\n
“Currently, the risk of nuclear terrorism or nuclear material moving to the black market remains low,” said Kelsey Davenport, director of nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association.<\/p>\n
“Non-state actors would face challenges in accessing enriched uranium, and it is unlikely they would have the infrastructure to enrich it to weapons-grade levels and convert it into the metallic form required for a warhead core,” she said.<\/p>\n
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“However, if the current Iranian government implodes or the conflict causes significant internal instability, there is an increased risk that nuclear materials will be stolen or diverted to undeclared sites.”<\/p>\n
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“There is also a risk that Iranian nuclear scientists may be willing to sell their expertise to states or non-state actors seeking nuclear weapons,” Davenport said in a new report.<\/p>\n
Several senior figures in Iran\u2019s nuclear and defense infrastructure have been killed over the past two years, coinciding with the campaign of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities between 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n
Among them is Hossein Jabal Amelian, head of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), who was killed in 2026 during Operation Rising Lion and Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n
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