US weighs raid to seize Iran’s enriched uranium — NY Post
The United States is considering a large-scale special operations mission to seize enriched uranium from fortified Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Post reported Saturday.
Citing experts and a source familiar with military planning, the report said thousands of troops could be needed to secure the facilities, clear booby traps and protect transport routes.
A smaller special operations team would retrieve the material in what one expert called potentially “the most sophisticated operation in military history.”
Possible targets include Isfahan, Fordo and the underground Pickaxe Mountain complex near Natanz. The report said Iran had reinforced some sites and planted explosives in anticipation of a raid.
Experts warned the mission would be highly dangerous and could instead become an operation to destroy underground facilities.