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Natanz's Rocky Defense
Iran’s “Pickaxe Mountain” facility, near Natanz, poses a military challenge because it is fortified within granite rock at a depth of up to 100 metres. Whether conventional bunker-busting bombs could destroy it remains uncertain, despite 14 such bombs being used against the Fordow and Natanz facilities during the June 2025 war. Although claims have circulated that Donald Trump’s administration was considering a nuclear option, the White House said it had no information about them. Experts consider the use of a nuclear weapon extremely unlikely, given the military, political and legal consequences and the risk of undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which has 191 signatories. Alternatives include continuing conventional strikes or targeting tunnel entrances and power and ventilation networks. But destroying the facility would not guarantee an end to Iran’s nuclear programme or the removal of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
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