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JCPOA vs. MOU: The Nuclear Scorecard
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Scott systematically dismantles the MOU against the JCPOA benchmark. The JCPOA required a 98% reduction in Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, dismantling of two-thirds of its centrifuges, a 3.7% enrichment cap, and continuous IAEA monitoring. The 2026 MOU offers none of that — just a pledge Iran already made in 1970 when it signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran's enrichment has risen from 3.7% to 60% since Trump tore up the deal [1] — Scott Galloway "Iran uranium enrichment: 3.7% → 60%: When Trump tore up the JCPOA, Iran's enriched uranium was at 3.7%; it is now at 60%, just a short step…" 30:49 — just a step below weapons-grade. The MOU also commits the US to not increasing regional military forces and withdrawing troops within 30 days of a final agreement, giving away a key strategic leverage point. Crucially, the JCPOA was multilateral, signed by China and Russia too — if Iran defied it, the entire world responded. The MOU is bilateral, leaving Iran free to trade with everyone else if it walks away.
When Trump tore up the JCPOA, Iran's uranium enrichment was capped at 3.7%. It's now at 60% — one step from weapons grade. The new MOU has no inspection regime, no enrichment caps, and commits the US to not increasing regional military forces. We paid more, got less, and gave up leverage.
The 2026 Memorandum of Understanding with Iran contains no actual nuclear constraints — just a pledge never to build a weapon, equivalent to what Iran already promised when it signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1970.
When Trump tore up the JCPOA, Iran's enriched uranium was at 3.7%; it is now at 60%, just a short step from weapons-grade material.
Ukraine's drone warfare has proven that cheap, disposable weapons outperform expensive platforms. Scott argues the US military budget should be cut in half and redirected entirely to asymmetric warfare — and Trump's response was to increase spending on expensive platforms by $400 billion. Completely wrong lesson.
