They are digging deep?
How Deep is it?
He he he
They'd better not dig too deep?1
He he he
1No! I don't believe this. But such idiots as the magic mullahs deserve satire!
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| Drudge: Iran Digging Deep To Store Nukes In Tunnels |
| 2005-03-03 |
| Iran is using reinforced materials and tunneling deep underground to store nuclear components - measures meant to make the facility resistant to "bunker busters" and other special weaponry in case of an attack, diplomats said Thursday. The diplomats spoke as a 35-country meeting of the UN atomic agency ended more than three days of deliberations focusing on Iran and North Korea, another nation of nuclear concern. An agency review read at the meeting faulted Tehran for starting work on the tunnel at Isfahan without informing the International Atomic Energy Agency beforehand. The review said Iran, following prodding by the IAEA, has over the past few months provided "preliminary design information" on the tunnel in the central city that is home to the country's uranium enrichment program, and said construction began in September "to increase capacity, safety and security of nuclear material." The IAEA also said Iran was ignoring calls to scrap plans for a heavy water reactor and continuing construction. Commenting on that Thursday, a diplomat said satellite imagery had revealed that work in the city of Arak had progressed to the point where crews "were pouring the foundations." Spent fuel from heavy water reactors can yield significant amounts of bomb-grade plutonium. Asked for details on the tunnel, a diplomat familiar with Iran's dossier said parts of it would run as deep as nearly one kilometer, or about half a mile, below ground and would be constructed of hardened concrete and other special materials meant to withstand severe air attacks. ... |
| Posted by:.com |
| #9 Tom's right. Tunnels need access doors, ventilation, power, etc. Seal off the openings and the tunnel becomes a tomb. We should have bombs big enough to make a lot of rubble over the openings. Then the UAVs can watch and see who starts digging out and where they work. Lather, rinse, repeat. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-03-03 10:58:22 PM |
| #8 ...or the Radon Jooooo Laser!!!! |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-03-03 8:41:39 PM |
| #7 SC88, righ, reinforced concrete or not... and combined with Haliburton Tectonic Gizmo... I thunk there would be grave consequences. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-03-03 8:22:26 PM |
| #6 Well no matter how deep you build it you still need doors. Doors can be closed in a violent fashion. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-03-03 8:17:21 PM |
| #5 Aren't tunnels kind of a bad idea in earthquake prone areas like, um, Iran? |
| Posted by: SC88 2005-03-03 8:12:40 PM |
| #4 Hiding in a half-mile deep hole is not very useful once the hole is sealed, your "elevator" is out of service, and your air supply is cut off. Saddam had a deep bunker too, but when the going got rough he knew better than to use it. Worse comes to worse, we can bomb the top of that hole every day for months. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-03-03 8:05:43 PM |
| #3 I'd say some satellite IR images will be in demand soon. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-03-03 7:54:11 PM |
| #2 They are digging deep? How Deep is it? He he he They'd better not dig too deep?1 He he he
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| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-03 7:52:16 PM |
| #1 who was the prick grilling Rumsfeld over bunker busters? Oh yeah, Dorgan in '03 and Jack Reed in '05 bastards with their heads in the ground, so to speak. Guess which party? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-03 7:50:41 PM |