US EditionGen. Wesley Clark: I'd strongly encourage the U.S. not to simply bomb Iran's Fordo nuclear facility
- On June 17, 2025, Israel's national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi confirmed Israel's intent to strike Iran's deeply buried Fordo nuclear facility during ongoing military operations.
- This escalation followed Iran's continued uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits and Israel's view that Fordo plays a key military role in Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
- Fordo is protected by thick concrete and air defenses beneath 300 feet of mountain rock, hosting thousands of centrifuges enriching uranium up to nearly 84% purity, close to weapons-grade levels.
- Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter stated the operation must end with Fordo's elimination, while Hanegbi said the campaign is fully Israeli and the US has not committed to joining the strikes.
- The confirmed target of Fordo implies Israel views the site as critical to Iran’s nuclear weapon capability, while US involvement and the conflict's broader trajectory remain uncertain.
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Iran's secretive nuclear site and the bomb that could destroy it
If the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option would be to provide the “bunker buster” bombs believed necessary to significantly damage the Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant built deep into a mountain.
In Fordo, Iran is enriching almost weapons-capable uranium. A 3D flight shows how protected the mine is. What would be needed to destroy it – with or without bombs.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN If Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility is damaged or destroyed in a US attack, there would likely be limited radiation leakage in the immediate area, but it would not have the same catastrophic consequences as bombing a nuclear reactor, experts told CNN. Kelsey Davenport, director of Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, said that if the bombs were to penetrate Fordow, there would likely be “limited radiati…
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einnews.comFordo — the heart of Iran's nuclear program
Israel has said its assault on Iran aims to destroy Tehran's nuclear program. Sites in Natanz, Isfahan and elsewhere have been heavily damaged. Now the bunker at Fordo is in the crosshairs.
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