ALBAWABA - According to a new story by Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich, the idea of using a mobile nuclear bomb to attack Iran's Fordow nuclear plant is still being thought about by U.S. military officials. The comment goes against what The Guardian said earlier, which said that going nuclear was no longer a possibility.
Heinrich says that a White House official denied what The Guardian said, saying that the U.S. military is still sure that conventional bunker-busting bombs will work to destroy the heavily fortified Fordow site, but that "all options, including tactical nuclear weapons," are still on the table.
According to an earlier article in The Guardian, former President Donald Trump had thought about using military action against Iran and had even planned to target the Fordow nuclear site. The news source did say, though, that any attack would only use conventional weapons and not nuclear weapons.
There are new talks because people in U.S. politics and defense are getting more worried about the chance of an impending attack on Iran. Several news sources have given different stories about what Trump wants to do.
Bloomberg said that the strike plans are still being looked over, and The Wall Street Journal said that Trump has said he supports the operation but hasn't given the go-ahead yet because he wants Iran to stop working on its nuclear program on its own.
Meanwhile, CBS News reported that Trump thinks a strike on Fordow is vital to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. The story did say, though, that the former president might put off the operation in order to try to find a peaceful settlement.
The highly protected Fordow site, which is hidden deep in a mountain, has been a point of disagreement in nuclear talks for a long time. It is thought to be one of Iran's safest nuclear sites and is said to have advanced uranium processing facilities.
The White House hasn't said for sure what the final choice is, but on Thursday they said that a decision about whether to use military action against Iran should be made within the next two weeks. There are higher pressures in the area and more attention is being paid to Iran's nuclear plans since the stories came out.
