Rubio: It’s Irrelevant Whether the U.S. Had Intelligence on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ordering Nuclear Weaponization

BRENNAN Let me follow ░░░░░░░░ on a phrase you ░░░░░░░░ word weaponization ambitions Are ░░░░░░░░ saying there that the ░░░░░░░░ States did not see ░░░░░░░░ that the supreme leader ░░░░░░░░ ordered weaponization Rubio That ░░░░░░░░ irrelevant I see that ░░░░░░░░ being asked in the ░░░░░░░░ all the time That ░░░░░░░░ an irrelevant question They ░░░░░░░░ everything they need to ░░░░░░░░ a weapon BRENNAN No ░░░░░░░░ that is the key ░░░░░░░░ in U S intelligence ░░░░░░░░ You know that Rubio ░░░░░░░░ it s not BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ it was Rubio No ░░░░░░░░ s not BRENNAN That ░░░░░░░░ political decision had not ░░░░░░░░ made Rubio No I ░░░░░░░░ well I know that ░░░░░░░░ than you know that ░░░░░░░░ I know that that ░░░░░░░░ not the case BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ the order was given ░░░░░░░░ Rubio You don t ░░░░░░░░ what you re talking ░░░░░░░░ And the people who ░░░░░░░░ that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ if the order was ░░░░░░░░ They have everything they ░░░░░░░░ to build nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ would you bury why ░░░░░░░░ you bury things in ░░░░░░░░ mountain 300 feet under ░░░░░░░░ ground BRENNAN Right Rubio ░░░░░░░░ would you bury six ░░░░░░░░ do they have 60 ░░░░░░░░ enriched uranium You don ░░░░░░░░ need 60 percent enriched ░░░░░░░░ The only countries in ░░░░░░░░ world that have uranium ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent are countries ░░░░░░░░ have nuclear weapons BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ Rubio because they can ░░░░░░░░ make it 90 They ░░░░░░░░ all the elements They ░░░░░░░░ why are they why ░░░░░░░░ they have a space ░░░░░░░░ Is Iran going to ░░░░░░░░ to the moon No ░░░░░░░░ re trying to build ░░░░░░░░ ICBM so they can ░░░░░░░░ day put a warhead ░░░░░░░░ it BRENNAN No but ░░░░░░░░ s a question that ░░░░░░░░ a question that s ░░░░░░░░ question of intent And ░░░░░░░░ know in the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ that it was that ░░░░░░░░ wanted to be a ░░░░░░░░ state and use this ░░░░░░░░ Rubio How do you ░░░░░░░░ what the intelligence assessment ░░░░░░░░ How do you know ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence assessment says ░░░░░░░░ I m talking about ░░░░░░░░ public March assessment And ░░░░░░░░ s why I was ░░░░░░░░ you if you know ░░░░░░░░ more from March if ░░░░░░░░ order was given Rubio ░░░░░░░░ that but that s ░░░░░░░░ an inaccurate representation of ░░░░░░░░ That s an inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ of it That s ░░░░░░░░ how intelligence is read ░░░░░░░░ s not how intelligence ░░░░░░░░ used Here s what ░░░░░░░░ whole world knows Forget ░░░░░░░░ intelligence what the IAEA ░░░░░░░░ They are enriching uranium ░░░░░░░░ beyond anything you need ░░░░░░░░ a BRENNAN Yes Rubio ░░░░░░░░ a civil nuclear program ░░░░░░░░ why would you enrich ░░░░░░░░ at 60 percent BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ Rubio if you don ░░░░░░░░ intend to one day ░░░░░░░░ it to take it ░░░░░░░░ 90 and build a ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Right Rubio Why ░░░░░░░░ you why are you ░░░░░░░░ ICBMs Why do you ░░░░░░░░ 8 000 short range ░░░░░░░░ and 2 000 to ░░░░░░░░ 000 long mid range ░░░░░░░░ that you continue to ░░░░░░░░ Why do you do ░░░░░░░░ these things BRENNAN Understood ░░░░░░░░ They have everything they ░░░░░░░░ for a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ OK Rubio They have ░░░░░░░░ delivery mechanisms They have ░░░░░░░░ enrichment capability They have ░░░░░░░░ highly enriched uranium that ░░░░░░░░ stored BRENNAN Yes Rubio ░░░░░░░░ s all we need ░░░░░░░░ see BRENNAN Right Well ░░░░░░░░ that s so it ░░░░░░░░ the Rubio especially in ░░░░░░░░ hands of a regime ░░░░░░░░ s already involved in ░░░░░░░░ and proxies and all ░░░░░░░░ of things that are ░░░░░░░░ they are the source ░░░░░░░░ all instability in the ░░░░░░░░ East BRENNAN Yes And ░░░░░░░░ one s disputing no ░░░░░░░░ s disputing that I ░░░░░░░░ not doing that here ░░░░░░░░ they were censured at ░░░░░░░░ IAEA for that enrichment ░░░░░░░░ for violating their nonproliferation ░░░░░░░░ I was simply asking ░░░░░░░░ we had intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ was an order to ░░░░░░░░ because you have said ░░░░░░░░ ambitions which implies they ░░░░░░░░ t doing it Rubio ░░░░░░░░ we have intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ have everything they need ░░░░░░░░ build a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ Got it Rubio And ░░░░░░░░ s more than enough.”