6 hours agoThe three major Iranian nuclear facilities that were attacked by the U.S.
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(a year ago)US President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday evening that the United States has hit three key nuclear facilities in Iran in an unprecedented operation that has significantly raised tensions in the Middle East. The hit objects are located in Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan three strategic points representing the heart of the nuclear program [...]
The hit targets are located in Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan three strategic points representing the heart of Iran's nuclear programme.
Nathanz, located about 250 miles [250 km] south of Tehran, is the country's largest uranium enrichment target. According to Nuclear Three Initiative (NTI), it contains six buildings on the ground and three underground structures, two of which can house up to 50,000 centrifuges. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that Iran was enriching uranium to 60% at this centre a level that draws it significantly closer to military use.
Fordow, near the holy city of Com, it is built deep under the mountain at a depth of between 80 and 90 feet [80 and 90 m]. Its secret and fortified structure has raised international concerns for years. According to the IAEA and independent experts, there are about 2,700 active centrifuges in this complex.
IshanIn central Iran, it is the headquarters of the largest nuclear research complex in the country. The facility was built with China's help in 1984 and is known as the “centre of the Iranian nuclear programme”. With about 3,000 scientists, three research reactors, a converting center, labs and a fuel manufacturing plant are operating.. /Periscopi/
