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Why is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility a difficult target for US and Israel

Analysts say the buried complex may be too deep for conventional bunker-busters, while Iran’s exact use of the site remains unverified.

Summary by CNBC-TV18
Can US bunker-busters destroy Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site? Here’s what is known about the facility’s depth, what it may contain and why even America’s most powerful conventional bombs could face a challenge.

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A full-blown war between the US and Iran could break out at any time. The US could attack Tehran for the third time, but this time, the US could use weapons that could render Iran helpless in the first strike. This time, the US Central Command's target is Pickaxe Mountain, deep within which the IRGC's nuclear dream is thriving. However, targeting this location is not easy, as no weapon other than an atomic bomb can accurately target at such dept…

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CNBC-TV18 broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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