Ex-Israeli Navy Chief Says Iran Was Weeks From Bomb, Urges Regime Change
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 22
Ex-Israeli Navy Chief Says Iran Was Weeks From Bomb, Urges Regime Change
1 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 22
Summary
Weeks before the war, Iran was "unequivocally" close to a nuclear weapon, retired Israeli Navy commander Eliezer Marom said, arguing the conflict disrupted but did not end Tehran’s program.
Marom said the war likely strengthened Iran’s determination, with Tehran concluding nuclear arms would have changed the outcome and leaving regime change as the only durable way to stop a bomb.
100 meters underground, the fortified Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz may be beyond current U.S. bunker-busting capability, he said, citing reports that Iran moved thousands of centrifuges there.
440 kg of uranium enriched to 60%—along with tons at 5% and 20%—and a hard-to-track weaponization effort remain his bigger concern than any single underground facility.