Heard of PickAxe?
Pickaxe Mountain: Iran’s lesser-known underground nuclear facility, deeper than Fordow
The lower-profile nuclear facility was reportedly among those targeted by the U.S. in its strikes against the Iranian nuclear program but the damage is unclear
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An overview of the construction area related to the underground centrifuge assembly facility in the mountainous area south of the Natanz uranium enrichment site.
Among the Iranian nuclear facilities the U.S. reportedly targeted in Sunday morning’s attack was the Pickaxe Mountain Facility. Iran has not acknowledged the site’s development or construction and it has retained a lower public profile, with the Institute for...