[Star Traveler]

The idea that they are preparing for a “likely strike” is very much a speculative statement. The very same thing can happen (i.e., Cheyenne Mountain) with the military preparing for an “unlikely strike” but it still having an outside “possibility”.

They have to prepare for the “unlikely” in order to not be caught by surprise and to preserve their capability of following up. This can all be from what China is doing, what North Korea is doing, what Russia is doing ... and then ... what Iran is doing (and that being the last on the list).

It’s always been a dangerous world.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The idea that they are preparing for a “likely strike” is very much a speculative statement."

Of course it is speculative, but it's based on the idea that military installations are rarely re-commissioned after being taken out of service. I'm assuming they have a compelling reason for doing this, most likely intelligence that someone might be planning such an attack. That does not mean an attack is imminent, just that they consider it a real possibility.