Iran's Missing 400kg Of Uranium: US, Israel Intel Believe Stockpile Was Relocated Before Attack (Photo on X@VP)

Washington, D.C, United States: United States Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday said that a 400kg stockpile of uranium is missing after Washington dropped six ‘bunker busters’ bombs on three Iranian nuclear facilities last week. The unaccounted uranium is enough to produce up to ten nuclear weapons.

While speaking in the interview with American broadcaster ABC News, the vice president further warned Iran against resuming building nuclear weapons while stating that the administration’s intent was to deter Iran from restarting its nuclear mission. The US last week dropped bunker-bustler bombs on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, claiming to eliminate the nuclear program.

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Notably, the missing uranium is enriched to 60 per cent, and it need to be enriched to about 90 per cent to be used as a nuclear weapon, as per the reports.

There were earlier reports that days before the US attack, Iran might have moved the stockpile and other related equipment to some other locations.

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It is reported that though the satellite images before the US strike showed a line of 16 trucks outside the Fordow nuclear plant, which is located inside a mountain. However, though the US strikes caused significant damages to the facility, the trucks were reportedly missing, raising suspicious about the potential re-location of the uranium. Israeli officials have also made the claim that Iran may have moved the uranium stockpile before the US attack, The New York Times reported, citing sources.

As per reports, the Islamic Republic likely has more underground sites that could be rapidly converted into uranium enrichment facilities. The vice president’s recent statement suggesting Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile remains intact has sparked uncertainty and fears about potential further US aggression.