Playing with Iranian minds

‘A very beautiful attack’

Paul Mirengoff

Powerline

We’re learning more about Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facility at Natanz. Initially, the event was reported as a cyber attack and cyber may, in fact, have played a part. However, explosives were the main component.

The Jerusalem Post reports that the attack was carried out through a device smuggled into the facility and detonated remotely. The explosives reportedly took out both the primary and backup electrical systems. (At Natanz, the electrical substation reportedly is 40 to 50 meters below ground.) The initial explosion is believed to have set off secondary explosions, causing even greater damage.

 

An attack last July was carried out with explosives smuggled into a centrifuge assembly facility at the site. The explosives reportedly were embedded in a heavy table that was brought into the facility. An Iranian official says that this time a desk was used.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/04/a-very-beautiful-attack.php

(Hmm. Spin up centrifuges to 85 billion rpms. Raid Storage R Us and get tons of hard copy secret stuff. Slip in a von Stauffenberg desk. Iran is fighting well out of its league. Guns 'n ammo to Hezbollah? Easy stuff. Good sandhill propaganda. Capture a US Navy patrol boat? No problem. Outsmart Israeli intelligence? You need a bigger boat.)