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Ponietz

(4,105 posts)
29. No
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:25 PM
Jun 2025

Israel hasn’t yet used bunker busters. The U.S. has the trigger for those.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/16/world-news/israel-might-need-americas-weapons-to-topple-irans-fordow-nuclear-fortress-expert/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/16/air-forces-bunker-buster-bomb-could-take-out-iran-nuclear-facility-israel-hints-other-options.html

The entire Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the spinning centrifuges deep underground at the Fordow enrichment facility south of Tehran are left untouched, the former head of U.S. Central Command said Monday.

"I take it at face value when the Israelis say if Fordow is untouched when they're finished, they would regard it as a failure" of Operation Rising Lion, which began last Friday with wide-ranging airstrikes against Iran's air defenses, military facilities and key leaders, retired Marine Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie said in a Middle East Institute panel discussion.

Former CIA and National Security Council official Ken Pollack, the panel's moderator, said he had been told by Israeli officials that, "If this ends with Fordow still functioning, we have not achieved our objectives."

Even as Fordow remains a high priority for the Israelis, the facility has been relatively untouched thus far, McKenzie said. "I'm certain they're gonna get round to Fordow," he said, but how the Israelis could attack and destroy a facility believed to be protected by reinforced concrete a half-mile underground was unclear.

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Is he going to make them go around the room and say nice things about him, badhair77 Jun 2025 #1
He didn't like how the soldiers marched newdeal2 Jun 2025 #5
Lol badhair77 Jun 2025 #14
true vapor2 Jun 2025 #24
If this happens and Tehran-- a city of 9.8 million and 16.8 million including suburbs is bombed hlthe2b Jun 2025 #2
We could be at war before morning Ponietz Jun 2025 #3
Probably a bunker buster going in to bomb the deeply buried nuke material that allegorical oracle Jun 2025 #17
That already happened prior to your post. Melon Jun 2025 #28
No Ponietz Jun 2025 #29
As will China and Russia. roamer65 Jun 2025 #23
Butthurt narcissist lashes out. C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #4
Trump is laboring under the delusion (among many), that the country will rally around a "wartime" president. CincyDem Jun 2025 #6
Well, he can kiss the Nobel Peace Prize goodnight. nt allegorical oracle Jun 2025 #18
Oh No. He will fully expect a Nobel Peace Price Norbert Jun 2025 #22
He could have a sundowner all over them. With any luck all the sane participants could wait til morning... Hekate Jun 2025 #7
Ruse? Starbeach Jun 2025 #8
Be sure to have his late dinner prepared--probably steak and chocolate cake with all the goodies. riversedge Jun 2025 #9
Two scoops. CentralMass Jun 2025 #15
I Wonder if he has a good taster WiVoter Jun 2025 #19
Isn't McDonalds his favorite meal? LisaL Jun 2025 #21
It's all theater. Raven123 Jun 2025 #10
Agree. He needed cover for bailing on the G7 Strelnikov_ Jun 2025 #35
Does this mean kennyperkins Jun 2025 #11
We sent all those tankers as well, and then there's Trump's warning to evacuate Tehran. D. Spaulding Jun 2025 #12
I didn't think he had a National Security Council stillcool Jun 2025 #13
More like the Nut Squad. CentralMass Jun 2025 #16
Bombs away - polls are bad, and these bozo leaders are being uncowed, *GOING*! UTUSN Jun 2025 #20
He must have got his feelings hurt. Nobody want to hear him whine. nt Hotler Jun 2025 #25
He's gonna bomb Canada because Mark Carney interrupted his whine fest today. 2MuchNoise Jun 2025 #26
Oh...the SITUATION ROOM! GenThePerservering Jun 2025 #27
Little fefes hurt at G7, by chance? SheltieLover Jun 2025 #30
'Who's Who on Trump's National Security Council?' sop Jun 2025 #31
Tankers must all be in position Red Mountain Jun 2025 #32
Putin has issued his marching orders. Tootbsb Jun 2025 #33
Is he confusing them with the Secret Service? milestogo Jun 2025 #34
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