How the U.S. Hacked Iran's Nuclear Facility

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[@masternobody1896]

dang brain left the chat

[@JJs_playground]

The thing with sanctioning Iran for so long, is that they have learned to develop their own, home grown, versions of weapons. This could eventually spell disaster and backfire on the U.S. and Israel.

[@arsh949]

Iran's power doesnt even come close to the US I dont think Iran poses as a danger

[@m-am7491]

true stuff sadly

[@FharishAhmedPortfolio]

If this happens... My granddad would finally smile from beyond the grave. I would laugh my a$$ off!

[@kanlu5199]

Now check the sanctions with China.

[@petermaingi6268]

America loves weaponizing trade.. its golden goose.

[@AmoghA]

This is just like the scene from the movie "The Dictator" when Aladeen says, "We have weapons grade Uranium for peaceful purposes." 😂😂

[@ciaronsmith4995]

No it isn't. Iran doesn't even have nukes, you're just brainwashed. Iran is also Persian, not Arab.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

@@ciaronsmith4995 Oh stop being so Aladeen.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 Makes no sense just like your existence lad. Iran aka the Land of the Aryans is one of the most influential civilizations of all time and I'm just an accountant in Dublin who reads. Cheers.

[@EvilRamin]

but Iran doesn't have weapons grade uranium The international atomic energy agency has confirmed this a million times For the past 20 years or so, western media has been baselessly saying: "Iran is a few weeks away from a nuclear bomb" And people believe this bs every time

[@kilerrbp6854]

but the us and israël csn have nukes that’s pretty unfair isn’t it

[@digitalsuperman]

i can hear them say "fuck microsoft"

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Stuxnet did nothing in the long-run. Iran literally doesn't even care not to mention lots of Iranians are at the top levels of Microsoft. So no. You're utterly wrong.

[@pladimir_vutin]

Lol! That should ne your motto regardless of the situation Microsoft tries to have it's own market so bad, it's almost embarrassing. after windows 10 release the number of linux users among normal people has increased a lot, and that's telling us something

[@micahmetje4890]

Im writing an essay about this for my Masters Degree. I love how you tied in current events. Great Video!

[@K55365]

Sensationalist title. 1. Iran doesn't have a nuclear arsenal 2. The damaged centrifuges were rapidly replaced and production values were higher than before as per IAEA inspections

[@gdi1093]

I know, I read the title of the video and immediately thought “what Arsenal?”

[@ciaronsmith4995]

100% correct. Stuxnet did nothing in the long-run.

[@billiehaoneohaokip8140]

It says nuclear programme

[@K55365]

@@billiehaoneohaokip8140 Yeah they changed the title

[@WKRP187]

You don't think they can do it again?? Stuxnet was just a warning to let them know US and Israel can destroy their program at will

[@living_peace]

I'm proud to be iranian after 40 years sanction still we alive 🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Iran is one of the most impressive countries ever. The Israelis are just lying as much as they can to try and start a war. So obvious.

[@EvilRamin]

Hello hamvatan

[@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118]

Hamvatan aziz doroood

[@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118]

@@ciaronsmith4995exactly but the problem is that people more blind then what we think and they don't see it

[@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118]

@@EvilRamin Salam dadash

[@oldones59]

There's an excellent documentary on this called Zero Days by Alex Gibney. By the way, the goal of cemtrifuges is to produce specifically highly enricjed uranium.

[@jangerritse1110]

Psalms 121:3-8 NKJV He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.

[@josephpiskac2781]

Thank you for this powerful work.

[@mwatheoriginal1946]

Watching this after the Iran's president and prime minister dies in a plane crash

[@gitesh987]

This is why important sites should be kept away from network and any connections.

[@EvilRamin]

This video seems pretty biased tbh, honestly i didn't expect this from this channel It talks as if it is confirmed that Iran was or is developing nukes, whilst the iaea has confirmed multiple times that Iran was always compliment with international agreements Also the quotation in 4:50 is wrong I really used to think of this channel as a quality one, but now I'm seeing it doesn't even bother to fact check itself

[@spreadeagled5654]

The Iranians will retaliate.

[@aiwwakk7152]

Long live the Islamic Republic of Iran. 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷 Proud of my country and our nation will stand up against all aggressors.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@aiwwakk7152 we all feel with you! 🐖💨🧕🏾💩👈 Very great people 🐖🤣

[@Tasty_sand]

There were rumors that the reason for Stuxnet to spread worldwide is through a Siemens software license key generator that anyone can download for free.

[@רויזוהר-נ8ס]

As a guy from Israel who is pretty familiar about The topic I can say that your content is great and explained well 👌🏾👌🏾

[@Not_BhiLZA]

free palestine

[@רויזוהר-נ8ס]

@@Not_BhiLZA ok just for u

[@Not_BhiLZA]

@@רויזוהר-נ8ס thx

[@Eternally33]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@simorq6685]

It's ok that Israel has nukes, but Iran ah ah...

[@jewell1276]

Coz iran has stated in public that he would destroy israel

[@simorq6685]

@@jewell1276 Nukes are not for wiping out! It's just to be sure that our adversaries do not test their nukes on our land :/

[@kegoogle3767]

I THANK YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN LIKE YOU SAID DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND IT NOT TRYING TO BE A HERO GOOD WORK AND SACRIFICE ON YOUR PART

[@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118]

As an iranian this is all BS

[@dulguunjargal1199]

Do u work there homie?

[@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118]

@@dulguunjargal1199 as a nuclear physics student who has done internship in there, yes I do

[@dulguunjargal1199]

@@mohammadfoadtavakoli7118 Can't say BS on that

[@jamestnov41945]

Cindy this excellent presentation certainly got human worms reacting.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

What? So people are worms if they point out the truth that this video is borderline propaganda, outdated and Iran easily rebounded following Stuxnet, which was immoral to begin with?

[@Kryptictails]

Nice vid! very nice quality videos!

[@aiwwakk7152]

Long live the Islamic Republic of Iran. 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷 Proud of my country and our nation will stand up against all aggressors, will retaliate.

[@harris8n90]

Long live *ISLAMIC* republic of iran.🇮🇷 🇵🇰♥️🇮🇷

[@foxylady1048]

There will be a pushing and a shoving between the King of the North and the King of the South. He will have to come to his end and there will be no helper for him. Daniel 11;

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Christianity was plagiarized from Zoroastrianism. Cheers.

[@Sheahova]

It was pretty clear it started it the deal was a coverup for the incoming stuxnet. It didn’t benefit random hackers unless they were involved then they ended up unalive. But judging by the sophistication the people that did it still work in the us

[@ansrehman2567]

"They plan and Allah plans. Surely He is the best planner." Holy Quran (8:30) They will bounce back!!!!

[@Kryptictails]

Yes yes im a muslim

[@abbasabbasi2474]

stuxnet destroyed few iranian 1th Generation zentrifuges, the iranian nuklear program is alive and making high progress, unless the American wont go to negotiation vienna for a destroyed arsenal

[@urwrong1713]

Iran has every right to defend itself

[@raghunandanbs2005]

@@absoluteunit3885 that's what usa does

[@exofob8426]

@@absoluteunit3885 lol? Ur jokin right?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Correct, but they don't even want a nuke. It's just propaganda from the US and Israel.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@absoluteunit3885 You totally misunderstand the situation. Iran is just defending itself. It's Israel that's actively trying to start wars.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Then why does it want to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth? A bunch of racist zealots run Iran.

[@FreddyFaz18YT]

God bless America

[@whatislifebuttheenjoymento3405]

Iran has a nuclear weapon. Infact they have had it for a long time

[@sorry8537]

U r doing good and great work 🙏🌼👍🌼🌹

[@pimdejager5098]

That's nice, blame it on USA & Israel but you forgot something. My country (Netherlands) sent an engineer to Iran in 2007 & he planted the Stuxnet virus (aware or unaware). The Engineer died in 2009 in Dubai. USA & Israel used the Netherlands to get to Iran.

[@tebogo743]

This is irrelevant Did you see how hard Will Smith slapped Chris Rock 🤣🤣🤣

[@exofob8426]

💀💀

[@eclipses3368]

Lmao

[@JimJones-kj8jk]

I was not expecting an Oceans Eleven spoiler when I clicked this video. Now it is ruined! 😁

[@kamaldialektic4829]

Thanks for the sanctios och sabotages och terros. Iran is stronger now.

[@SonStashu]

'as productive as possible' pls that slouch.. you need a monitor.. 6:32

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

I only use Alex Jones magnesium. He has no intent to do me harm

[@mahdiabbasi4215]

😂😂شتر در خواب ببیند پنبه دانه

[@masaf6640]

👌

[@fosterlobster86]

The magnesium ad ruins all credibility

[@abdirahmaanmohamed1582]

The US: We've Successfully destroyed iran's Nuclear programs 😂😂 The US: We're so afraid that Iranians have adapted and mastered The cyber art after our attack 😢😢

[@Jonathan-m8n]

WOW they ira😊n have no expert😊😊 that can over come God of Abraham.

[@HEISENBERG.2655]

As an iranian my life theme song is : portal - still alive

[@pladimir_vutin]

same bro!

[@Jonathan-m8n]

Wow their nuclear plants shut down

[@ansrehman2567]

Soo only one muslim country is a nuclear power ➡️➡️🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@EvilRamin]

Pakistan zindabad

[@spinespark4947]

Wait until AI starts doing this…

[@MeAndMyRoyalEnfield]

hmmm, us humans aren't too smart with all the different was we dream up to hurt each other, instead of bringing each other up. Dogs are smarter than us. They know how our mental computer works and do things that trigger us to buy them expensive food, bathe them, groom them keep them in climate controlled environments. We take better care of dogs than we do our fellow humans. If only we could all be as smart as dogs.

[@davidmacphee8348]

Cindy, You are a Super intelligent woman. You have intelligent fears. The world needs a way to slow down the delivery of nuclear arms This video is nothing like any other video you have ever done. We need a virus or something to protect all history as we know it. One man can not have the button

[@Resistanceman4life]

The reality is that stuxnet failed and they could easy be detrcted and re engineered ...

[@Behnam75289]

What an amazing video

[@njathifrancis]

Informative video but Iran doesn't have a nuclear arsenal

[@DimaShirshkov1]

Now we need something similar for Russia's nuclear arsenal

[@ibrahimdiiriye2180]

I don't think it's good idea coz the Russian will hit back with more sophisticate cyber attacks who ever hack their arsenal

[@abhiruk]

Top-quality hackers are from Russia!

[@dipankarmodak2213]

Now it will be easier now to hack Russian computer databases to get their secret military information because of the lack of data security in their database systems which was offered by companies like Oracle.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

It didn't work, Iran is still strong.

[@dipankarmodak2213]

@@ciaronsmith4995 It was used to delay the Iranian Uranium production not to explode the power plant. The people who were behind it said that it was just 1% of the entire project that they were conducting. Stuxnet was an experiment and it was successful.

[@hayimsamson]

Lots of "Speculation depicted as facts"...

[@Ectodex]

Hmm, I'll buy a book. Lol

[@joshuastewart9372]

I will take your country

[@nidafatima439]

so only usa has the right to built and use nuclear bombs 😂

[@vancevontaine]

Very nice.

[@hooman_ad3857]

do you talk about isreal nuke?are they even in iaea?

[@sams9124]

Do a video on Israel’s biggest security breach in its history by the Iranians. 😂 And what happened to MBS promising to take the war inside Iran’s borders? 😂 I suggest you all bow down to Iran or you’ll suffer same fate ahhahaha

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

How do you bow down to that which is on the bottom of your shoe?

[@alinaqirizvi587]

@@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 I believe you're referring to the US right

[@dsloop3907]

It's time for Stuxnet V1.2 to be green lighted. It has been sleeping just waiting for the best time to be initiated. Hit the Y and Enter keys now.

[@Pranshu1902p]

Software guides the world!

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Why are Iranis and Parsis light skinned but South Indians so dark skinned in India?

[@vladimirtiffany]

@@ciaronsmith4995 because theres less uv radiation farther from the equator due to the inverse square law meaning theres less uv radiation per square inch the more distant/scattered the sun is.

[@andrewnathanieledwards6050]

Hello

[@joshuastewart9372]

Shateen

[@aye9401]

cindy pom

[@thisismarkbro]

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[@arifuddin2172]

@@thisismarkbro just a bunch of random words

[@patrickdunn3974]

It’s too bad you’re peddling these various sponsor products. Your videos otherwise are very informative.

[@mariust6208]

Arsenal?! lol

[@MaTiN-fr4rv]

تموم شد؟

[@gnet888]

wow

[@Funni_GT]

Nice

[@EvilRamin]

Quit staning beluga

[@persiangulfcat]

Nonsense

[@pubguc6771]

Missile energy power technology digital ecosystem research of general scientific illegally use

[@rmdc93]

Second

[@BillyGirlardo]

I wish you didn't talk so fast