A recent photograph of the suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Iran's holy city of Qom (Courtesy Reuters)
Nuclear Hit 'Israel's Best Plan For Iran' -- The Australian/The Times
ISRAEL'S military planners have been forced to conclude that a conventional assault on Iran's nuclear facilities might fail after evidence emerged that Tehran has hidden far more of its uranium enrichment capacity beneath a mountain than previously suspected.
Western defence experts say much of Iran's Fordow enrichment site near the city of Qom is now deep underground in a "zone of immunity" safe from conventional airstrikes.
They claim this narrows Israel's response to two options: the deployment of special forces in a ground attack, or the use of ballistic missiles carrying small tactical nuclear warheads.
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Update: Report: Israel forced to change Iran strike tactics -- Jerusalem Post
My Comment: I sincerely doubt that Israel is contemplating a nuclear strike against Iran's Fordow enrichment site .... but with tensions across the Middle East being as high as they are .... nothing would surprise me.
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