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Iran readies secret salt desert bunkers for clandestine nuclear facilities
Debka ^ | 5/5/12

Posted on 05/05/2012 6:17:44 AM PDT by Dave346

When International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Yukiya Amano declared Friday, May 4, that “Parchin (the suspected site of nuclear-related explosion tests) is the priority and we start with that,” he may have missed the boat. As he spoke, Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak said it was possible that Iran was already putting in place the infrastructure for building a nuclear bomb in 60 days. In this regard, debkafile’s military sources disclose that Iran had by the end of 2009 early 2012 completed the construction of a new chain of underground facilities deep inside the Dasht e-Kavir (Great Salt Desert) - all linked together by huge tunnels. Tehran cannot tell exactly what data on additional facilities has reached US or Israeli intelligence and at what moment they may pull their discoveries out of their sleeves with fresh demands. Iran is therefore bargaining for a line to be drawn at Parchin to close any future road for good so that it can carry on nuclear work at the new Great Salt Desert locations safe from discovery. debkafile’s Iranian sources report that American negotiators in their private exchanges have thrown out hints about limiting IAEA inspections. But Tehran is holding out for a more solid commitment from the US and Europe to halt all demands for IAEA visits and for the Six Powers to veto inspections at any new nuclear locations Israel may expose.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: debka; desert; iaea; iran; nuclear
I really sense Israel isn't going to wait much longer. Iran may already be in the "breakout" phase since they've moved things to these secret facilities in the desert.
1 posted on 05/05/2012 6:17:51 AM PDT by Dave346
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To: Dave346

The biblical phrase “a pillar of salt” comes to mind.


2 posted on 05/05/2012 6:53:22 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Dave346

If we don’t have a good geosynchronous satellite over Iran then we’re idiots. No matter how deep they put their facilities they have to have exits.

Use our bunker busters on the entrance/exits and then it really doesn’t matter how deep they are - nobody is going in or coming out. You guys at NSA, CIA, Echelon, etc. feel free to evaluate this proposition - no charge. IMHO. ;-)


3 posted on 05/05/2012 7:25:37 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Dave346

If we don’t have a good geosynchronous satellite over Iran then we’re idiots. No matter how deep they put their facilities they have to have exits.

Use our bunker busters on the entrance/exits and then it really doesn’t matter how deep they are - nobody is going in or coming out. You guys at NSA, CIA, Echelon, etc. feel free to evaluate this proposition - no charge. IMHO. ;-)


4 posted on 05/05/2012 7:26:06 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Tunehead54

Alright! My first double post! I got a message asking me to “re-send” and in view of the importance of the post I naturally selected “re-send” . ;-)


5 posted on 05/05/2012 7:29:04 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Tunehead54

6 posted on 05/05/2012 7:45:09 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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To: ASA Vet

If that’s my award then I accept and thank you but I said double-post not double-tap!

The former is a mistake, the latter is good practice. ;-)


7 posted on 05/05/2012 8:07:54 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Dave346

Don’t pass it on to Israel.
The US should and eventually will do what she has to do.


8 posted on 05/05/2012 9:23:47 AM PDT by odds
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To: ASA Vet

ohhh, that’s so obsolete!
You gotta get yourself a ray gun, it is much more fun.


9 posted on 05/05/2012 9:26:35 AM PDT by odds
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