US strikes have significantly ‘hindered' Iran's nuclear program
FDD's Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Deputy Director Andrea Stricker discusses how much damage strikes from the US and Israel dealt to Iran's nuclear aspirations.
'I would say many years to restore what they had; if we are talking about a crash push to assemble an atomic weapon, that could be less,' Ms Stricker told Sky News Australia.
'My hope is that it's around two years at least, and Iran is significantly hindered.'
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