"critical capability" is correct and usable in written English.
It is generally used when referring to a skill or capability that is deemed essential or important. For example, "Having a strong attention to detail is a critical capability for lawyers."
But with Iran approaching critical capability that may not be true.
Without an agreement, Iran would probably within a few months reach "critical capability": the moment at which it could move quickly to produce a few nuclear devices before the rest of the world had time to react.
The nuclear programme is worth almost any sacrifice because it guarantees the regime's survival against external threats, as America's differing policies towards Libya and North Korea illustrate.Speeding upHow close is Iran to critical capability?
The first is that it will extend Iran's so-called "critical capability"—the time needed for it to produce one or several nuclear devices following a decision to weaponise by many months compared with the trajectory it was on before the agreement.
No one who wanted to win would organize a critical capability in such a distributed and disbursed manner.
When it comes to driving organizational performance, innovation is widely touted as a critical capability.
In this context, talent management and leadership are becoming critical capabilities.
Several commission members indicated they believed that the Pentagon plan would close too many large bases with critical capabilities and highly trained workers that could be needed to support the military presence in Iraq or for unanticipated national security threats.
And critical capabilities — like NATO's AWACS planes and AGS unmanned vehicles — provide soldiers and pilots with an overview of the situation in the air and on the ground.
Last week Congress halved proposed development aid to Afghanistan for the coming year, ruled out big new infrastructure projects carried out by the armed forces, and cut by three-fifths the Pentagon's $2.6 billion bid to add "critical" capabilities to the Afghan security forces.
The critical capabilities of supply chain information design, portability, and dispersion are discussed.
