It is not in the interests of the US that Iran is capable of rebuilding its atomic program after the war, but there are also ways to avoid this script in addition to bombing Fordo – Max Boot, writer commentator and expert of the U.S. abroad Relations Council, says in "Washington Post".
A priori should not reject the solution of bombing the Fordo uranium enrichment complex; at the end of the war it cannot be avoided – it is already in progress. And the U.S. should not give Iran a chance to build atomic weapons after the war with Israel based on what remains of his atomic program. And only American bombs called "bunker Buster", or GBU-57 penetration bombs, are able to destruct bets in Fordo that would last another air strikes," Boot writes.
However, president Donald Trump, who from his preference for "deal" with Tehran went unexpectedly to threats of attacking Iran, should remember that there are also solutions. Israel signalled that it was considering alternate options that could rely, for example, on the attack of commandos on Fordo installations, which seems feasible due to the fact that Israeli aviation has a crucial advantage over Iranian air defense," the author estimates.
It stresses that Washington should inactive consider reaching an agreement – either with Iran or with Israel.
If Tehran agreed to destruct its atomic program in exchange for avoiding an attack by US forces and approved global inspections of its atomic facilities, even if this is unlikely, it is worth asking the Iranian authorities specified a question," the publicist recommends.
If Tehran does not agree to the agreement, it is crucial to consider whether, in exchange for the demolition of Fordo by the US, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can be given the promise to put an end to the operation in the Gaza Strip and warrant the Palestinian Authority an crucial function in the management of this enclave," Boot proposes.
An attack on Fordo would be a risky move, and Iran could retaliate against American bases in the region or block the Strait of Ormuz, paralyzing an crucial maritime trail. But the decision to liquidate these establishments would be justified, says Boot.
The Fordo uranium enrichment plant was built in the mountains about 100 metres underground. Placed under a hard rock, covered with reinforced concrete and surrounded by an anti-aircraft object in Fordo symbolizes the securing of Tehran's atomic program designed to last a full-scale attack.
Think tank Institute for discipline and global safety (ISIS) estimates that Fordo could transform an full Iranian supply of highly enriched uranium to produce 9 atomic weapons in just 3 weeks.
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