Trump Mulls Over Joining Israel in Attack on Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site
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Donald Trump has signalled he will take two weeks to decide whether or not to join Israel’s attacks on Iran and target the Fordow nuclear enrichment site. There is doubt over whether the US Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, or “bunker busters,” can destroy the site, which is built deep into a mountain south of Tehran. While Israel has already destroyed some of Iran’s nuclear capability, it lacks the powerful bombs and aircraft to cause significant damage to the secretive site.
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Trump’s Participation in Israel’s Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Site Still Unconfirmed
Speculations are rife about whether Donald Trump will join Israel’s attacks on Iran, specifically the Fordow nuclear enrichment site.
Trump has indicated that he will take a fortnight to decide on this matter. He’s reportedly skeptical about the efficacy of the US Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, known as “bunker busters”, in destroying the Fordow site, which is deep within a mountain south of Tehran. Some military analysts share this concern.
Israel, which has already destroyed some of Iran’s nuclear capability, covets the Fordow site but lacks the high-power bombs and aircraft to effectively damage it. Only the US has bunker busters and the aircraft to deploy them.
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