Pickaxe mountain, buried deep under granite, has seen a flurry of construction work this year, according to analysts from CSIS. But there are signs that the US is working to develop a "next generation penetrator" bomb to hit targets deeply buried underground. CNN's Davis Winkie breaks it down.
Pickaxe mountain, buried deep under granite, has seen a flurry of construction work this year, according to analysts from CSIS. But there are signs that the US is working to develop a "next generation penetrator" bomb to hit targets deeply buried underground. CNN's Davis Winkie breaks it down.
A suspected Iranian nuclear site buried under granite has seen a flurry of construction work this year as the war with the US has transpired, according to a group of analysts who reviewed six years of satellite imagery. The Pickaxe Mountain site, located near the Natanz nuclear complex roughly 140 miles south of Tehran, has been the subject of steady discussion by intelligence agencies which view it as a likely location for Iran to protect future nuclear program efforts. According to a new satellite imagery analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, shared exclusively with CNN ahead of its publication, there has been “a clear surge in construction activity” this year. The underground facility is…
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The Ukrainian military is proving it can blow up pretty much whatever it wants. Why it matters: Fewer and fewer places feel safe inside Russia , as oil facilities, weapons factories, convoys and bombers burn. Driving the news: Russia is facing fuel shortages due to repeated refinery strikes, at least one of which sent Muscovites scrambling for cover amid explosions and "black rain." - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed Russia relocated the bulk of its air defenses to cover key areas, like central Moscow and a presidential residence, leaving other targets exposed. - Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged "problems" and "certain shortages" related to the strikes, but attempted to downplay their significance. …
Retired colonel Mark Cancian, senior advisor for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, breaks down how the Iran war has strained key weapons stockpiles. The United States has burned through thousands of missiles since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, diminishing the armaments needed in a potential future conflict with China tied to its tensions with Taiwan. The U.S. military has used 1,100 long-range stealth cruise missiles — nearly all of the total number left in Washington’s stockpile — and fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, The New York Times reported. The U.S. only produces roughly 100 Tomahawks a year, meaning under current production, it could take 10 years to…
The war in Iran has exacerbated a shortage of missile-defense weaponry that is likely to plague the U.S. and its partners — from Ukraine to Taiwan — for years to come. Why it matters: The conflict is draining weapons stockpiles far faster than American factories can replace them, leaving the Pentagon and its allies scrambling to ramp up production and find cheaper alternatives. - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote to President Trump this week urgently requesting interceptors to knock down expected Russian missile barrages. - But Iran has taken top priority, and a new analysis suggests it will take years to replace munitions expended in that war. Breaking it down: A report from the Center for Strategic and International…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s appearance before House and Senate appropriators on Tuesday hasn’t settled the debate in Congress over two mounting questions about the Iran war: whether U.S. stockpiles are dangerously low and how much firepower Tehran maintains. Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the CSIS Defense and Security Department, appeared on Sunrise on The Hill to discuss concerns about missile stockpiles. #Petehegseth #Usstockpile #Iranwar
The U.S. military has used up nearly half of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles and heavily expended six other key missile stockpiles during its seven-week strike campaign against Iran, according to a new analysis from the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The U.S. fired almost 50 percent of its Patriot missile stockpile; more than half of Terminal High Altitude Area Defenses (THAADs), which are used to protect against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles; and over 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) stockpiles during the air and missile campaign in Iran, CSIS said in its Tuesday report. Read More:…
The ongoing war with the Islamic Republic of Iran has cost the United States between $22.3 billion and $31 billion in just five weeks of action, with some estimates pegging the war's daily cost at approximately $500 million. The post DATA: Iran War Costs $500 Million Daily. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran under President Donald J. Trump’s Operation Epic Fury has reached up to $31 billion over five weeks, according to research by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump , the Pentagon, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). WHEN & WHERE: The operation has been ongoing since February 28, with significant costs incurred due to Iranian retaliatory strikes against Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar. KEY QUOTE: “Damaged equipment can sometimes be repaired in days, while some destroyed systems will take years to replace on a one-to-one basis,” said Elaine…Open