June 2025 Iran Nuclear Strike: MIT’s Ted Postol Debunks Trump’s Narrative
June 26, 2025
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Less than a week ago, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered B-2 bombers to drop massive bunker-buster bombs (GBU-57s) on an underground Iranian nuclear site. The Pentagon's narrative, presented by Defense Secretary Hegsth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Kaine, portrayed the operation as a product of 15 years of preparation and intelligence gathering, focusing on one deeply buried facility believed to be central to Iran’s nuclear weapons program.
The key takeaway from the Pentagon’s briefing:
The target site had been under surveillance since 2009.
It was believed to house uranium enrichment equipment inside a fortified mountain.
The Pentagon worked for years to develop the GBU-57 to destroy such hardened targets.
Officials claimed the bombs hit their intended locations and described the strike as flawless.
Counter-analysis by Prof. Ted Postol (MIT, Ret.):
Postol suggests the Pentagon is likely engaging in deception, not just misinformation.
He acknowledges the years of planning but believes key technical people were not consulted before the public briefing.
He argues that the evidence suggests the bombs did not succeed in destroying the intended underground targets.
He highlights that Iran anticipated the strike and installed ultra-high-performance concrete caps on ventilation shafts, showing technical sophistication and strategic preparedness.
These concrete structures contain embedded fibers that prevent critical cracking, making them especially resistant to penetration by bunker-buster bombs.
Postol says if the uranium had been present, the Iranians would’ve had to be "spectacularly incompetent" to leave it unprotected, which he finds highly implausible.
Conclusion:
The operation was meticulously planned, but according to Postol, the actual effect of the bombing may not match the Pentagon’s narrative. He raises serious doubts about whether the bombs truly destroyed the underground facility or if the mission's success has been overstated for political purposes.
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