Panetta had reported to Obama in 2009 and early 2010 that the Iranians were dismantling parts of their enrichment center because of their inability to comprehend what was happening, and their fear of more calamities. In fact, even after Panetta delivered the news to Obama that the Stuxnet worm had gotten loose and was replicating itself across the globe, they agreed to keep the attacks under way for a while. The Iranians probably still hadn’t grasped what was going on, Obama and Panetta bet, so the weapon had some lingering utility.
