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Beneath the rugged face of Mount Alband, near the religious city of Com, is the Fordow Fuel Concentration Plant. It is the underground hub and the heart of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Although presented as a civilian facility, Ford is widely believed by Israeli Intelligence Agency to be a potential heart for the efforts of Tehran’s secret atomic weapons.
For many years, the Islamic Republic has played dangerous games. It is decorated with uranium just below weapon grade, obstructing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) surveillance and using regional instability as a shield for its ambitions. Israel has previously faced a nuclear threat, but has no ability to destroy the bunkers that neutralize the Fordau. That liability currently falls within the United States. Destroying Fordows is not only strong, but also urgent.
Fordow: the core of Iran’s nuclear calculations
Iran’s nuclear infrastructure includes a variety of sites. Partially reused Arak. and Esfahan and Parkin are both important research sites. But Fordow is far away. Buried under nearly 80 meters of rock, it hosts an advanced IR-6 centrifuge that can enrich uranium at accelerated speeds. The site is designed to withstand traditional airstrikes and immortalizes Iran’s strategic bet.
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The Western intelligence agency exposed the Fordow in 2009 after years of cover-up. Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that the Iranian leader “backed up genocide rhetoric with its nuclear weapons program,” saying, “If it doesn’t stop, Iran could potentially produce nuclear weapons in a very short time. It could be within a few months, within a year.” He told business insiders that Israel’s strike was “the core of Iran’s nuclear weapon infrastructure,” but he admitted that Israel “has no ammunition to destroy heavy bunkers needed to destroy sites like Fordaw.”
The Fordow is not just another enrichment site, but a fortified monument of Iranian deception and determination. The United States alone has tools and access to destroy it.
IAEA Director Raphael Grossi In 2024, Iran now has enough uranium enriched to 60%, a technical heartbeat away from weapons grade levels, to build some nuclear devices. He warned of it IAEA It lacked sufficient transparency in Iran’s nuclear activities, warning that “without full cooperation from Iran, the agency cannot confirm that its programme is peaceful.”
Patterns and alarms of deception
In 2018, Mossad operatives seized 55,000 documents from the Tehran warehouse revealing a secret nuclear weapons program known as “Project Amad.” David Albright Of the Institute for International Science and Security, this document was evaluated as “clear evidence that Iran intends to produce five nuclear weapons.”
Despite the JCPOA framework, Iran continues its nuclear-related activities at undeclared sites (Turquzabad, Marivan, and Varamin) where IAEA inspectors found traces of nuclear material without explanation. These findings refer to the agenda of sustained weapons.
In 2023, IDF Chief of Staff, General Helji Halevi “Negative developments regarding Iran’s nuclear program” warned that Israel could be forced to take action. His predecessor, Lieutenant General Aviv Kochabiduller: “Today, Iran has enough enriched materials to produce four nuclear bombs. Three are 20% and one is 60%.”
Despite the threat, Israel cannot effectively attack Fordow. As Israeli Ambassador Yethiel writer “We may be able to hit Natantz, but we cannot reach Fordow without American support.”
How the US attacks and why it must
The US military has the ability to neutralize the Fordow. GBU-57a/b A 30,000-pound bunkerbuster, the Large Weapon Intruder (MOP) is designed for hardening targets like Fordows. It can be dropped from a B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber and penetrate 60 feet of reinforced concrete or hundreds of feet of soil and rock. Multiple MOPS, double tap patterns delivered with accuracy can completely disrupt the structure of the Fordow.
The Strike Package includes:
- Stealth B-2 bombers penetrate from bases such as Whiteman AFB and Diego Garcia.
- Electronic suppression of Iran’s air defense.
- Real-time satellite and drone ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance);
- Follow-on cruise missiles will take strikes if necessary.
However, the mission cannot be stopped with an explosion. The United States must insist on an independent verification that Fordow is irreparably invalid. This includes the use of American intelligence capabilities to collect IAEA inspections (if permitted), or images, seismic data, and ground verifications. A successful strike means little unless the world can examine the outcome.
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In 1981, Israel destroyed an Iraq Osirac furnace with an opera. Minister Menachem then said, “Never again will allow the enemy to develop weapons of mass destruction against the Jews.” Although initially condemned, the strike was later proven when the Gulf War revealed Saddam Hussein’s lasting nuclear ambitions.
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The United States is now standing where Israel once stood. The delay could lead Iran to build bombs on agents in Lebanon, Syria, or Yemen, fortify alternative sites, and export nuclear know-how.
What if we don’t attack?
Opponents of military action claim that it could lead to regional wars, raise oil prices and become Iranian hardliners. These are serious risks, but they are not greater than allowing a fanatic regime to protect nuclear weapons. Iran has already threatened retaliation, but its escalation capabilities are checked by economic vulnerability, internal disputes and the specter of overwhelming US retaliation.
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As Henry Kissinger once observed, “the classic notion of deterrence was that there was some consequence before the invaders and the intruders reacted.” Deterrence must be reliable. And reliability sometimes requires action.
If you don’t act, other nuclear candidates will become involved. From North Korea to China, the Rogue administration is watching. Nuclear Iran has almost certainly caused proliferation throughout the Middle East, causing a regional arms race with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt.
Cost of inaction
The impressive fold never erases Iran’s nuclear knowledge. But it impairs the safest facilities, sets programs year by year, indicating that the US will act when global stability is on the line. The alternative is a future in which Iran secretly explodes bombs and stands up against the world from its position of strength and immunity.
That scenario would drive the United States into a bigger, bloody war. A man who fought under the shadow of a nuclear threat.
Conclusion
The Fordow is not just another enrichment site, but a fortified monument of Iranian deception and determination. The United States alone has tools and access to destroy it. This mission, when carried out, must be accurate, overwhelming and independently verified.
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The clock is ticking. Every month, Iran delays testing, each trace of material found at undeclared sites, each rhetorical threat brings us closer to the point of non-return.
History judges our resolve. Let me say that when the mountains hid the bombs, America smashed the mountains and proved it.
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