Hegseth Declines to Answer Public Question on Use of 30,000-Pound Bomb
- Hegseth stated that discussions about U.S. plans for the Middle East should be private, not public.
- He emphasized that any disclosure regarding bomb plans should not occur in a televised hearing on the Pentagon's budget.
- Concerns were raised about the implications of potential retaliation on regional safety and stability.
- Hegseth remarked that he would not disclose details about military strategy in a public forum.
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Hegseth declines to answer public question on use of 30,000-pound bomb
(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that questions about U.S. plans for the Middle East, including the potential use of a giant bomb, shouldn't be discussed in public.


It is clear that the aim of the Israeli attacks on Iran is to destroy the nuclear program. In Natanz, Isfahan and elsewhere, plants have already been damaged. Now the target is also the nuclear bunker in Ford.
The purpose of the Israeli attacks on Iran is the destruction of the nuclear program. In Natans and Isfahan facilities have already been severely damaged. Now the underground plant in Fordo is also targeted.


In all the attacks it has been carrying out on Iran since Friday last week, Israel, in addition to military and civilian positions, has extensively attacked the vast majority of Iranian nuclear plants. The largest of them, Natanz, has been almost completely destroyed, and Isfahan’s has been severely damaged. One of them, however, although it has also been targeted by Tel Aviv, remains active and immaculate: Fordow’s nuclear power plant, in the n…
Iran asserts that its nuclear program is peaceful. Israel sees it differently. But can Israel destroy one of the most important nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic without US aid?
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