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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2026 · 14 MIN

"Will the US Military Nuke Pickaxe Mountain?"

from War Brief: Strategic Reality · host Combat Military News

Buried deep beneath solid granite rock near Natanz, Iran’s underground facility at Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La—widely known as Pickaxe Mountain—has become one of the most challenging military targets on Earth.Sitting as deep as 80 to 100+ meters underground, defense planners face a tough tactical question: Can conventional "bunker buster" bombs like the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) destroy it—or does it require extreme options like the B61-11 tactical nuclear earth-penetrator?In this breakdown, we analyze:🔹 What Pickaxe Mountain is and why Iran built it.🔹 The penetration physics of 30,000lb GBU-57 bombs vs. solid granite.🔹 The doctrine, risks, and fallout surrounding low-yield nuclear earth-penetrators.🔹 Why military strategists use the "Mission Kill" approach to disable subterranean sites.🔔 Subscribe for verified, objective military & geopolitical breakdowns!#Geopolitics #PickaxeMountain #BunkerBuster #DefenseAnalysis #Iran #GBU57 #militarystrategy

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