A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US

Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history," a former defence official tells the BBC.

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BBC: A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US.

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