Iranian nuclear facility too deep for US airstrikes.

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Source: The Associated Press
Iranian nuclear facility too deep for US airstrikes.
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Iran is building a nuclear facility deep underground near the Natanz nuclear site, making it likely beyond the range of a last-ditch US weapon designed to destroy such sites. The installation complicates the West’s efforts to halt Tehran from potentially developing an atomic bomb as diplomacy over its nuclear program remains stalled. The construction comes five years after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the nuclear accord. Since the demise of the nuclear accord, Iran has said it is enriching uranium up to 60%, though inspectors recently discovered the country had produced uranium particles that were 83.7% pure.

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