People are asking this question today: Has the US really completely destroyed Iran's nuclear program?
So as a PhD student in physics and science, I felt that this should be explained to everyone in a simple and common sense way.
Look... a nuclear program is not a small project, It is not a lab room, And it is not a briefcase that can be picked up and put somewhere else if there is a threat.
It is an entire system. Thousands of centrifuges, miles of piping, sensitive temperature and pressure control systems, Specialized power supplies, And an environment that cannot be created in a normal factory.
The places that the US attacked, such as Natanz and Fordow, were not ordinary buildings, but rather facilities where Iran enriches uranium. These centers were hidden underground, under mountains, in hard rocks, so that they could not be easily destroyed even in the event of an attack.
People say, "The US has dropped bunker buster bombs, which can go 50-60 meters underground and explode!"
Yes, there is such technology, but one or two bombs cannot destroy the entire facility, especially when the place is already fortified.
Satellite images and international reports also indicate that only the buildings above were affected, the actual machinery, which is underground, is still in place.
And what about radiation?
So, when there was no active nuclear reactor, no fuel rods, no chain reaction, then where would the radiation spread from?
So is Iran's nuclear program over? No. It has not ended, nor will it end so easily.
Iran still has: the uranium, the centrifuges, the scientists, the system design, and above all, the determination and time.
And these five things are enough to restart any nuclear program.
If an Iranian nuclear plant were to be completely destroyed, the effects would not be limited to Iran. Depending on the intensity of the explosion, wind direction, and weather, the effects of radiation could reach Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE), Turkey, and Central Asian countries (such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).
Radioactive particles in the atmosphere can travel thousands of kilometers, and if the radiation enters the water, its range can be even wider through the sea.
Events like Chernobyl and Fukushima are proof that nuclear disaster is not limited to one nation or one border, but becomes a threat to the entire world.
So to those who think "everything is over", I just have to say this: This is not a movie, this is nuclear physics.
Share as much as possible so that the general public can understand this in simple terms.
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