Episode Notes:

Ankit Panda speaks with Eric Brewer about his Texas National Security Review article on how Iran managed — and ultimately mismanaged — its nuclear threshold status. Setting aside the 2026 war itself, Brewer examines the timeline from the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel to the 2025 "Midnight Hammer" strikes, asking why Iran's nuclear latency failed to deter Israel.

Image: Dean Calma / IAEA via Flickr