afterwhichitsnuclearprogramwillnolongerbevulnerabletoamilitarystrike
AsthedebateoverapossiblestrikeagainstIran’snuclearfacilitiesgrows,
itseemsthatispossiblethatsuchamovewouldbeineffective.
AccordingtoaFridayreportbyYediothAhronoth,topUSofficials,
whoareprivytotherelevantintelligencesharedbyIsraelandtheUnitedStates,
saidthatTehranisrapidlyapproachingthe"immunityzone"?
thecriticalpointintimeafterwhichtheIslamicRepublic’snuclearprogram
willnolongerbevulnerabletoamilitarystrike.
TheNationalIntelligenceEstimate(NIE)report,recentlysubmittedtotheWhiteHouse,
paintsableakpicture,asitindicates"asignificantprogress"inIran‘s"armsgroup"?
thepeopleandfacilitiesfocusedonthemanufacturingofanuclearwarhead.
TheNIEreportsaidthatIranhasrecentlyinstalled5,000"twincentrifuges"
intheundergroundnuclearfacilityinFordo,nearQom.
TheFordofacility(Archives)
AsfarasIsraelisconcerned,introducingthecentrifugestoFordohasmade
thefacility"immune,"evenifpartially,againstanIsraelistrike
whichislikelytofinditdifficulttoramthroughthefortifiedmountain-sidefacility.
Accordingtothereport,whiletheUSandIsraelmaydisagreeonthetimeframeofapossibleattack
thereareincompleteagreementovertheintelligence.
"Thereisnothingthatweknowthatyoudon’tknow,"atopAmericanofficialsaid.
"Theoppositeistrueaswell?yourintelligenceshareseverythingwithus."
TheNIEreport,whichisbasedonthemostrecentintelligenceassessmentsofthesituationvis-?
-visIran,isconsideredoneofthemosttopsecretreportscompiledforWashington.
Israelisourcessaidthatbothcountriesknowthatthe"armsgroup"
hasreneweditsactivitiesinParchin?
amilitarybaseusedfornuclearresearchanddevelopment,
fromwhichIAEAinspectorshavebeenbarred.
Recentsatelliteimagesshowclearchangestothearea’sterrain,
mostlikelyinpreparationforatimewhenIranwouldnolongerbeabletopreventIAEAinspections.
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