Examining the environmental risks related to bombing Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility

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Before the United States announced the targeting of Iran’s nuclear facilities, including its Fordow site, experts addressed concerns by saying there is little environmental threat to the surrounding region if attacked.

The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is built underground deep within the mountains near the city of Qom, making it difficult to be targeted and destroyed.

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