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[–><!–>The U.S. military has concluded that one bomb would not destroy the Fordo facility on its own. To destroy the site, an attack would have to come in waves, with bombers releasing one after another down the same hole.–><!–>
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[–><!–>Adding even more uncertainty, Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who has visited the facility, said last week that it was half a mile underground. But he may have been speaking in general terms, and most estimates put it 260 to 360 feet below the surface of the mountain.–><!–>
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[–><!–>Still, history suggests that an effort to build a nuclear weapon is rarely stopped by military force alone. The attacks on Iran’s program could make the country even more determined to pursue its quest for nuclear arms.–><!–>
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