Iran's nuclear program: 'Impossible to stop' experts 
say Experts say it is unlikely that Israel will attack 
Tehran's nuclear program

21.04.2024 | Newsroom | email: info@pronews.gr


Although Israel has vowed to respond to the April 13 attack, it
remains doubtful whether it will be able to neutralize Tehran's
most ambitious plan, its nuclear program.

Having murdered several Iranian nuclear scientists over the years,
the Israelis then launched a series of attacks on the country's nuclear
facilities.

The attacks have taken the form of drone and special forces raids,
including one in January 2018 on a facility in Tehran in which Mossad
agents stole a large number of classified documents that Netanyahu
said proved Iran was pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

In April 2021, Iran accused Israel of orchestrating an explosion at its
main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, causing significant
damage to its centrifuges. This marked the second incident in a year
involving a mysterious explosion at the site. Israel has neither
confirmed nor denied involvement in either attack.

Israel is also believed to have carried out a series of cyberattacks,
most notably in June 2010 with the introduction of Stuxnet malware
into Iranian nuclear facilities. This malware is said to have delayed
Iran's nuclear program for years.

But according to Christoph Hartmut Bluth, a professor of
international relations and security at the University of Bradford,
Iran's nuclear program is now so advanced that it is difficult if not
impossible to stop it by military means.

Citing a new report from the American Arms Control Association,
Bluth explains to The Conversation why a military attack on Iran's
nuclear plans is futile.

First, Iran has the necessary know-how to develop nuclear weapons,
which cannot be eliminated by bombing.

While targeting Iranian facilities would temporarily hamper the
program, this would have only short-lived effects.

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