Fox News reports that Donald Trump may consider using nuclear weapons to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility

The U.S. military has reservations regarding the success of using a bunker-buster bomb, a non nuclear weapon, to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility, buried deep in a mountain. Two defense officials were reportedly briefed that only a tactical nuclear weapon could reach the facility.

  • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I actually no longer trust that to be true with how many systems and programs were gutted. I suspect we probably dismantled our early warning systems.

    If thats not the case, I still question whether or not this administration would let a blue state get hit when they could prevent it just out of spite.