Before the 2015 JCPOA forced its reduction, Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was estimated to be sufficient for building approximately how many nuclear weapons?

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Under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), what percentage of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was required to be converted into a less dangerous form?

The Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) required Iran to convert 98% of enriched uranium into a less dangerous form—equivalent to 10 nuclear weapons' worth.

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After Colombia's 2016 referendum on the FARC peace accord failed by roughly 0.5%, what did negotiators do next?

Colombia's 2016 peace accord with FARC rebels initially failed a public referendum by 0.5%, forcing negotiators to restart talks from scratch.

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At which 2015 global summit did negotiators discover a translation discrepancy in the French-language version of the final legal text?

Paris Agreement negotiators in 2015 discovered the binding legal language had a translation error in French, creating ambiguity that persists today.

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What was the name of Adolf Hitler's German Shepherd dog, found alive in his Berlin bunker by Soviet soldiers in May 1945?

During the 1945 Battle of Berlin, Soviet soldiers discovered Adolf Hitler's dog—a German Shepherd named Blondi—still alive in the bunker after his death.

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Despite nearly collapsing over disputed treaty wording, the 1978 Camp David Summit ultimately produced a peace framework between Israel and which other nation?

At Camp David in 1978, Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli PM Begin nearly walked out over disagreements about a single phrase in the treaty text.

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Whose last-minute objections at COP26 forced negotiators to swap 'phase out' for 'phase down' in the coal language of the Glasgow Climate Pact?

Glasgow's COP26 coal deal was almost derailed because India and China objected to 'phase out' language, forcing negotiators to use 'phase down' instead.