CNN: Without U.S. Assistance, Israel Will Not Be Able to Damage Iran’s Nuclear Sites

COLLINS Tonight the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ░░░░░░░░ on Iran have set ░░░░░░░░ nuclear program back and ░░░░░░░░ m quoting him now ░░░░░░░░ very long time But ░░░░░░░░ on CNN analysis of ░░░░░░░░ of the secretive Iranian ░░░░░░░░ facilities eliminating the program ░░░░░░░░ could prove incredibly difficult ░░░░░░░░ more time larger bombs ░░░░░░░░ assistance from the United ░░░░░░░░ The Fordow plant the ░░░░░░░░ plant has been a ░░░░░░░░ target of Israel s ░░░░░░░░ the last several days ░░░░░░░░ we have new satellite ░░░░░░░░ that show just how ░░░░░░░░ it could be to ░░░░░░░░ out and why If ░░░░░░░░ look at this you ░░░░░░░░ there s a security ░░░░░░░░ protecting what appears to ░░░░░░░░ a heavily fortified mountain ░░░░░░░░ and it s believed ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of centrifuges placed ░░░░░░░░ 300 feet under the ░░░░░░░░ are working to enrich ░░░░░░░░ that could be ultimately ░░░░░░░░ for nuclear bombs There ░░░░░░░░ small entrances to the ░░░░░░░░ and support structures for ░░░░░░░░ plant beneath it And ░░░░░░░░ Israel s attempts to ░░░░░░░░ the site including with ░░░░░░░░ drone that Iran claims ░░░░░░░░ shot down the International ░░░░░░░░ Energy Agency says that ░░░░░░░░ damage has been done ░░░░░░░░ the site as of ░░░░░░░░ Joining me tonight is ░░░░░░░░ retired Army Major General ░░░░░░░░ Manner who once led ░░░░░░░░ agency responsible for helping ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons in Iran ░░░░░░░░ also the former State ░░░░░░░░ Middle East negotiator Aaron ░░░░░░░░ Miller And it s ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ Major let me start ░░░░░░░░ you just given what ░░░░░░░░ are seeing with this ░░░░░░░░ and very clear desire ░░░░░░░░ Iran to be able ░░░░░░░░ or by Israel to ░░░░░░░░ Iran s nuclear program ░░░░░░░░ s a real question ░░░░░░░░ the feasibility of actually ░░░░░░░░ that What do you ░░░░░░░░ to what is your ░░░░░░░░ on this MANNER So ░░░░░░░░ Israelis have the ability ░░░░░░░░ damage the buildings on ░░░░░░░░ surface as well as ░░░░░░░░ entrances and the power ░░░░░░░░ into it and so ░░░░░░░░ They do not have ░░░░░░░░ capability to actually penetrate ░░░░░░░░ as far into the ░░░░░░░░ concrete as they need ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ and we have not ░░░░░░░░ them with them And ░░░░░░░░ we have weapons that ░░░░░░░░ do that that is ░░░░░░░░ U.S. decision.”