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Iran Expert: Natanz Explosion Could Mean Years of Work Down the Drain

(JNS) Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall interviewed by Yaakov Lappin - Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, an expert on Iran and a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, said Monday: "This isn't the first time that centrifuges in Natanz have crashed in one way or another. I'm not sure how many cascades [of uranium enrichment centrifuges] were destroyed there...but when a cascade breaks, this represents years of work that goes down the drain. The IR-9 centrifuges...reduce what takes days to do into hours. A power cut without back-up power can cause serious damage if the cascades leave their position." Segall said social-media messages by Iranians have begun mocking the regime for being unable to defend its most critical assets. "The regime has been exposed," he said. "As it continues to absorb attacks, there is a growing erosion in its perception by the Iranian people." Segall said he remains disturbed by the unknown aspects of Iran's nuclear program. "They have proven in the past that the nuclear program is spread out in hidden sites."
2021-04-14 00:00:00
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