‘Surge in construction’ at suspected Iranian nuclear site, analysts say, as US considers ways to strike deep underground
A suspected Iranian nuclear site buried under granite has seen a flurry of construction work this year as the war with the US has transpired, according to a group of analysts who reviewed six years of satellite imagery.
Satellite imagery reviewed by CNN shows that between February 16 and February 18, excavation work began at a remote DTRA and US Strategic Command-operated site at White Sands intended to test the effects of weapons on deeply buried targets.” The plans for the test were connected to the Iran war, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, and the need to develop a way to target Iran’s deepest-buried underground facilities and, likely, simulate US strikes against specific nuclear facilities.
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