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Iran's Pickaxe Mountain: a buried nuclear site near Natanz under rising U.S. threats
world1 month ago

Iran's Pickaxe Mountain: a buried nuclear site near Natanz under rising U.S. threats

Amid escalating US-Iran tensions, Trump has threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain, an underground Iranian facility near Natanz that has been under construction since 2020 after the Natanz sabotage. Satellite analysis shows two tunnel entrances and a security wall, and while the ISIS think tank says it is not yet operational, Iran may plan a centrifuge assembly capability there. Experts say the deeply buried site is difficult to hit with bunker-buster weapons, potentially requiring ground action, though the Trump administration has not signaled any imminent move and intelligence reportedly sees little active activity there.

via The Guardian|
#iran#natanz#nuclear-program
Trump pitches subterranean White House visitor screening as part of campus revamp
politics5 months ago

Trump pitches subterranean White House visitor screening as part of campus revamp

The White House plans a 33,000-square-foot underground visitor screening center as part of a broader campus renovation, featuring a seven-lane entrance beneath a park and a large sunken plaza. The project, on the site of the former East Wing along with a planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom funded by private donations, awaits NCPC approval with a target opening around July 2028. Decades of discussions and prior funding hurdles have stalled similar underground facilities at the White House, but officials say the underground center would strengthen security and improve the visitor experience while costs continue to rise.

via CNN|
#national-capital-planning-commission#politics#trump