Israeli and American intelligence officials have been watching as Iran digs a vast tunnel network just south of the Natanz nuclear production site, in what they believe is an effort to construct new nuclear facilities so deep in the mountains that they can withstand bunker-busting bombs, the NY Times reports.
Administration officials say they have been following the construction of the new facility for more than a year.
To the Israelis, the tunnel complex is more evidence of a relentless Iranian effort to pursue a bomb capability. Several Israeli officials say they believe Iran’s ultimate objective is to use the facility to enrich uranium at a mass scale, using a family of advanced centrifuges.
{Matzav.com}
