Iran Watch Listen17 Touko 2023

Iran's Potential Path from Breakout to Bomb

In this episode of Iran Watch Listen, we sat down with Dr. Bruce Goodwin, an expert on nuclear weapons design and testing. We discussed the steps required to build a nuclear weapon and what is publicly known about Iran's weaponization efforts to date. The conversation took place on May 3 and was hosted by Valerie Lincy, Executive Director at the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, and John Krzyzaniak, a Research Associate at the Wisconsin Project.

Expert Bio

Bruce Goodwin is a retired senior fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Earlier, he was the Principal Associate Director for the nuclear weapons program at Livermore from 2001 until 2013. He has been a key player in the success of the U.S. nuclear weapons program since 1981, first at Los Alamos National Laboratory and since 1985 at Livermore. While at both Labs, he was a design physicist on five nuclear tests.

Related Resources

"Additive Manufacturing and Nuclear Security: Calibrating Rewards and Risks," Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, November 2019.

"Nuclear Weapons Technology 101 for Policy Wonks," Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, August 2021.

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