Intelligence suggests US bombing of Iran nuke sight successful
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Iran’s deeply buried nuclear enrichment plant at Fordo was badly damaged, and potentially destroyed, by the 12 massive bombs that U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers dropped on it last month, according to a new American intelligence assessment. Two other nuclear sites targeted in the U.S. attacks were not as badly damaged, but facilities at the sites that would be key to fabricating a nuclear weapon were destroyed and could take years to rebuild, U.S. officials said. A senior Israeli official said last week that the strikes most likely did not eliminate the stockpile of near-bomb-grade fuel that could be used to produce upward of 10 nuclear weapons. But without the facilities to manufacture a weapon, U.S. officials insist, the fuel would be of little use even if the Iranians can dig it out of the rubble. The new assessment helps create a clearer picture of what the combined Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran achieved. The bombings deeply damaged Fordo — considered by the Iranians to be their best-protected and most advanced nuclear enrichment site — probably crippling Iran’s ability to make nuclear fuel for years to come.
Catastrophic damage and destruction. Years, not months. Trump's success was a serious blow to Iran's regime, and a huge victory for global security. And the more various intelligence agencies assess the fallout, the better it looks. The Times story does include this line: "Multiple American officials said it would take at least two years of intensive work before the Fordo facility could be operational again. But other experts say that if Iran seeks to restart its program, it is likely to do so at other underground sites." If the regime survives and tries to reconstitute a nuclear program, that would constitute a potential future threat. But, again, given how thoroughly Israeli intelligence has compromised the regime, and given Israel's vigilance from above and on the ground, it's a sure bet that our allies will nip any nascent rebuilding efforts in the bud. They can "mow the grass" as necessary, as the regional term goes. In summary, Trump's major call was a dramatic success, and the critics and naysayers have been proven wrong, repeatedly.
The combination of US and Israeli strikes against the Iranian regime's weapon facilities destroyed weapons they would have used to attack Israel and US military targets in the region. Iran is a much weaker country at this point.
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