The climax of the war is about to come, with both the US and Iran sending troops to seize enriched uranium. The B-2 has bombed this cave multiple times!
At present, a struggle over the underground nuclear facility at Fordo seems to be on the verge of eruption. According to multiple intelligence sources, last year the US military launched an air strike operation codenamed "Deep Strike" against Iran's deep underground nuclear facilities, aiming to completely destroy Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities. However, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard later confirmed that although surface buildings and some entrances were destroyed, the storage facilities buried deep within the mountain were not completely collapsed, and high-enriched uranium (HEU) remained sealed inside.
Iran claims it will deploy engineering units to clear the ruins and "retrieve" its national strategic assets. This move, in Washington's view, is tantamount to declaring the final step toward resuming Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Meanwhile, the reaction from across the Atlantic is more radical. The US will not rule out dispatching elite forces under the Special Operations Command, such as the Delta Force or Navy SEAL Team Six, to conduct a "seizure mission" deep within Iran. The US 82nd Airborne Division may also carry out a raid operation targeting the surviving enriched uranium cylinders.
The Fordo nuclear facility near Qom city in Iran, due to its deep burial within the mountain, has long been regarded as a "fortress" inaccessible by conventional weapons. The US B-2 stealth strategic bomber has carried the GBU-57 massive penetrating bomb at least three times to conduct precise strikes on this area and surrounding geological structures.
The US military attempted to destroy the ventilation shafts, entrances, and internal centrifuge hall of the Fordo facility by dropping the MOP multiple times. Although the US claimed "tactical success," Iran's response indicates that the core storage area remains intact. This also explains why both sides have now focused their attention here: for Iran, this is the last nuclear card; for the US, it is a thorn in the eye that must be removed.
Dao Ge believes that if Iran truly demonstrates the high-enriched uranium retrieved from the ruins, it will mark Iran's breach of its commitment to the non-proliferation regime, prompting the US to turn to nuclear retaliation. The climax of the war may officially begin when the collapsed mountain gate reopens.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859150989465600/
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