Pickaxe Mountain revives the Kahuta question: Could India have hit Pakistan’s nuclear leap?
The article discusses the history of military strikes against nuclear facilities, referencing the Natanz facility in Iran and historical operations in Norway. It frames these actions within the context of global nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
Why it matters
Provides historical context for current geopolitical tensions regarding nuclear weapons development in the Middle East.
As the conflict in West Asia nears the five-month mark, US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to target the now-famous Pickaxe Mountain, a location at the heart of the current conflict.It is deep within the man-made tunnels of this mountain that Iran has hidden its nuclear facilities, quite literally out of reach of the Americans or the Israelis. At the heart of the conflict, which has had wide-ranging effects across the world, is Iran’s desire to develop nuclear weapons.Both the United States and Israel have been working to deny Iran this capability.
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