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Israel Can Hit Iran Nuclear Site Without US, Some Experts Say
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7:09Now PlayingBloomberg's Dan Williams recounts his trip back to Israel and the impact on daily life and the economy as strikes continue between Israel and Iran.
As the world awaits US President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to join Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear program, many experts argue that Israel simply can’t do the job alone.
Its military lacks the heavy bombs and B-2 stealth jets needed to penetrate the uranium enrichment hall at the Fordow site hidden deep under a mountain near the holy city of Qom, whose destruction is viewed as key.
But there is a competing view and it was expressed by a top Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity: There are many options still on the table, this official replied, when asked how the mission could be achieved without the bunker busters in the US arsenal.
Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the same on Wednesday — without providing details — that without the US, Israel will find a creative solution to taking out Fordow.
A more official version of this was uttered by Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in a radio interview this week. He said Israel can and will do it alone.
Some outside experts agree. One is David Albright, founder and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington.
Asked by Tablet Magazine this week whether Israel could do the job alone, he replied:
“Yeah, I think so. They could mine it during a commando raid. They could potentially crack the ceiling or undermine the support structure of the halls. They can make it very difficult to get into. Effectively that’s destroying it, if you can’t get in without months and months of work. Then when you get in, it’s more than likely most of the centrifuges are going to be broken.”
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