이란 '곡괭이산'은 100m 암반 밑 '핵 요새'..."미군은 파괴 가능" / YTN

[Anchor] Mount Pickaxe, which President Trump has warned will be attacked soon, is a nuclear facility currently under construction underground by Iran. Experts have predicted that direct destruction would be difficult due to the deep underground bedrock structure, but Defense Secretary Hegseth asserted that the U.S. military is capable of destroying it. Reporter Kim Jan-di reports. [Reporter] This is a view of the Mount Pickaxe tunnel complex next to the Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan Province, central Iran. It is located approximately 2 kilometers southwest of the Natanz nuclear facility complex. Iran is known to be constructing an undeclared nuclear facility beneath the granite bedrock of Mount Pickaxe. Experts estimate that it is located at a depth of approximately 91 to 137 meters and contains space capable of accommodating multiple nuclear facilities. The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel conveyed to the United States analysis results indicating that Iran has transferred enriched uranium centrifuges to Mount Pickaxe. Israeli intelligence authorities analyzed that Iran moved thousands of centrifuges into the Mount Pickaxe tunnels in the fall following the bombing of major Israeli and U.S. nuclear facilities last June. This suggests that Israeli intelligence is the basis for President Trump's announcement that he would strike Mount Pickaxe soon. However, experts predict that a direct strike may be difficult even using the GBU-57 bunker buster, the most powerful bomb possessed by the U.S. military, as the site is located deep beneath granite bedrock. Nevertheless, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed confidence that striking underground nuclear facilities is possible, while stating that the military capabilities of the U.S. military are classified. [John Kennedy / U.S. Senator: Do we have the capability to neutralize or destroy whatever is hidden deep underground at Mount Pickaxe?] [Pete Hegseth / U.S. Defense Secretary: If there is anything in this world that can destroy anything, it would be our U.S. military, the strongest in the world.] Ultimately, the important issue is the choice of military options and the resulting gains and losses.] According to the U.S. think tank Institute for Science and International Security, truck traffic, tunnel reinforcement work, and the installation of security perimeters around Pickaxe Mountain have been carried out over the past 15 months. Iran claims it is a peaceful facility for assembling centrifuges, but the United States suspects it is aimed at highly enriched uranium enrichment activities. This is Kim Jan-di from YTN. ** Video Editing: Kim Hee-jeong YTN Kim Jandi ([email protected]) ※ 'Your Tip Becomes News' [KakaoTalk] Search for YTN and add the channel [Phone] 02-398-8585 [Email] [email protected] ▶ Original Article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0104_202607... ▶ Send a Tip: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.