Images of the Iranian enrichment facility at Qom?
The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) released a report with images of two possible locations of the enrichment facility at Qom. According to the report:
ISIS has obtained satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe of two possible locations of the gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility under construction near Qom, Iran. Both are tunnel facilities located within military compounds approximately 30-40 kilometers away from Qom (see images below).
Facility #1
Located North East of Qom
Coordinates: 34.88459, 50.99596
Facility #2
Located North West of Qom.
Coordinates: 34.94373, 50.76056
The satellite images from DigitalGlobe and Google Earth identify tunnel entrances to two possible sites. My initial reaction is that if ISIS has correctly identified the site, it's hard to believe that more advanced US intelligence capabilities weren't also able to identify the ongoing construction of the facility a while back (which is what the administration has said).
More to come on Obama's timing and how release of intel about Qom could/should change upcoming negotiations.
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