ISU nuclear physicist: Long-term consequences of military strike on Iran remain to be seen
- lindathelibrarian
- Jun 29, 2025
- 1 min read
WGLT | By Lauren Warnecke, Ben Howell
June 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM CDT
A nuclear physicist from Bloomington-Normal believes there is cause for concern following the U.S. military strikes on Iran over the weekend.
After several days of noncommittal statements about the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump authorized a military strike on three Iranian sites where uranium enrichment has taken place — a central ingredient to creating a nuclear bomb.
“The word ‘nuclear’ is used a lot,” said Matt Caplan, a physics professor at Illinois State University and a member of the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction.