Did Iran conduct an underground nuclear test on October 5? There is no doubt that Iran will create an atomic bomb in any case, and to ensure otherwise, the United States and Israel intend to occupy it, writes Pravda.Ru columnist Lyubov Stepushova.
On October 5 at 10:45 a.m. an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in the desert of the Iranian province of Semnan, the Iranian news agency Mehr News Agency reported. The United States Geological Survey believes that “the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of only 10 kilometers from the ground”, according to Iranian sources, 12 kilometers.
What baffles experts is that there was no early warning of this earthquake.
There are references to a certain Armenian seismic station, which did not record the multiple tremors usual in earthquakes, but only one, which looks like an image of an underground explosion.
But no one has conducted nuclear tests at such a depth (10 kilometers); This is expensive, the usual depth is 2400 to 3000 meters. If you look at the map, you can see that the epicenter is located on a fault, in an area with high seismic activity. But if the task was to hide radiation and other traces, then the depth is quite adequate.
Let’s just say that certain governments and regulatory agencies will definitely know whether it was a nuclear test or not.
The situation in the region is on the brink of war due to Israeli attacks on Iranian proxy forces and assassinations of Iranian generals. The Cradle, citing sources in Iran, claims that the possibility of conducting a nuclear test is being discussed at high levels. Syrian sources who spoke to the publication in September predicted that Iran would attempt to develop a powerful nuclear capability in response to Israel’s assassination of the Hamas leader. Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Advisor to the country’s supreme religious leader Kamal Kharrazi He warned on Thursday, October 3, that Iran could be forced to develop nuclear weapons if Israel threatens its existence.
“We have not made the decision to build a nuclear bomb (prohibited by fatwa), but if Iran’s existence is threatened, we will have no choice but to change our military doctrine,” – said.
According to US intelligence officials and Western experts, Tehran “is on the verge of creating a nuclear bomb.” In 2015, Iran agreed to restrictions on uranium enrichment in exchange for easing Western sanctions against it, but the deal donald trumphaving been elected president, he canceled it.
It is known that Iran enriches uranium up to 60% purity, but to get a bomb it needs to enrich uranium up to 90%. According to the official criteria of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the available nuclear material, if enriched, would be enough for two nuclear warheads.
Although experts suggest that it may take months or years for Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, who knows how many months have already passed. The Iranian earthquake of November 2017 was also described as a nuclear test.
Uncertainty over this issue may be the reason why Israel is in no hurry to launch a counterattack in response to the missile attack launched by Iran on October 1. However, many people think that this will continue, and specifically at the Iranian nuclear facilities.
The United States invented the “axis of evil” and sparked a global nuclear arms race. After the fall of Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and almost Syria, it turned out that the only defense that the United States respects is nuclear weapons. Israel is an undeclared nuclear power, so Iran, for the sake of parity, will sooner or later be one too, which will put the Middle East in a nuclear powder keg, given the ongoing crisis in the region.
The West will not be able to solve the Iran problem simply, since the uranium enrichment centrifuges are located deep in caves in mountainous areas. Israel would have to invade Iran to absolutely ensure that the Iranians never get nuclear weapons. Israel does not have the ability to do this without US help. But Iran is not the Iraq of these times. Saddam Husseinand the United States has lost its former power.
Furthermore, the United States has clearly learned its lesson in terms of the futility of occupying other countries and has lost all desire to do so again.
