Odds that the Iran nuclear deal can be revived have diminished over recent months. The expansion of Iran's nuclear program is eroding the nonproliferation value of the deal and, at some point, returning to the deal will no longer be in the United States' interest. What are those technical changes underway in Iran's nuclear program? And why exactly might they imperil a chance at restoring the JCPOA? The technical developments taking place will remain relevant if and when the original participants in the nuclear deal reconvene in Vienna to negotiate its revival. Indeed, changes to Iran's nuclear program and related elements--particularly over the past year, but some going back longer--have implications that go beyond the JCPOA. These changes--a mix of progress in some areas and setbacks in others--not only make a return to the original JCPOA more difficult, but they will also require that the United States rethink how to detect any future attempt by Iran to build nuclear weapons as well as the benefits and risks of various policy options for containing Iran's nuclear program
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