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Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/165667
Report: Iran Nukes Too Deep to Hit
[Newsweek] Mark Hosenball - Western intelligence experts believe that Iran's nuclear facilities are so deep underground that it would be difficult for Israel to wipe them out, or even significantly damage them, with a quick airstrike. In order to deal a serious setback to Iran's nuclear program, at least four key sites inside Iran would have to be hit, said one Western official. The facilities are located in tunnels fortified by barriers more than 60 feet thick. According to U.S. experts, Israel does not possess conventional weapons capable of knocking out the facilities, which would require, at minimum, several bunker-buster bombs striking precisely the same spot.