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Richard D

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3. I'm far from an expert . . .

Reply to Kali (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 09:01 PM

Jun 26

. . . but I believe that once installed, they are not so easy to move and reinstall elsewhere. They had 20-22 thousand such centrifuges. Not exactly something you could take apart and throw in the back of a truck. They are extremely sensitive to vibration.

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IAEA chief: Fordow centrifuges 'no longer operational' after US bunker-buster strikes [View all] Richard D Jun 26 OP

unless they were moved? Kali Jun 26 #1

I'm far from an expert . . . Richard D Jun 26 #3

Yes Kali Jun 26 #4

No one claims there was no damage. The question isn't whether the centrifuges are currently operational... thesquanderer Jun 26 #2

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Please find . . . Richard D Jun 26 #6

Weird. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 27 #11

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There are many other sources as well. Richard D Jun 26 #8

This story from the UK Telegraph seems to be a good compilation of Deminpenn Jun 27 #9

centrifuges are usually detected via heat signature, because they require a lot of concentrated power. Javaman Jun 27 #10

LOL: How do you know? Prairie Gates Jun 27 #12

A rather huge disparity between 'no longer functional' and 'obliterates' Torchlight Jun 27 #13