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Will the U.S. Help Israel Eliminate Iran's Nuclear Threat?

2025/6/16
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Mark Dubowitz: 作为国防民主基金会的首席执行官,我认为以色列之所以能够成功袭击伊朗的核设施,主要归功于其精密的欺骗行动和卓越的情报能力。他们深入渗透了伊朗安全、军事和核机构的高层,这得益于数百万伊朗人对现政权的憎恨,他们成为了摩萨德招募的对象。此外,以色列在十月份对伊朗的报复性打击中摧毁了S-300导弹防御系统,这为他们目前在伊朗空域的行动提供了巨大的优势。虽然伊朗向以色列发射了数百枚弹道导弹,但大部分被拦截,剩余的导弹仍然造成了破坏。美国和以色列正在合作防御伊朗的导弹袭击,但即使有高达95%的拦截率,剩余的导弹仍然能够造成破坏性打击。以色列主要针对伊朗的三个核设施:纳坦兹、福尔多和伊斯法罕。他们对纳坦兹和伊斯法罕的袭击非常成功,摧毁了离心机和铀转化设施。特别是摧毁了伊朗用于制造核弹头的铀金属转化设施,这对伊朗的核武器计划造成了重大打击,该设施的重建至少需要6到12个月。此外,以色列还成功地消灭了14名核武器科学家。然而,福尔多是伊朗核计划中最难攻击的目标,因为它深埋在山下,需要美国空军的重型炸弹和B-2轰炸机才能有效摧毁。以色列正在逐步清除福尔多周围的空中防御系统,为进一步的打击行动做准备,即使没有美国的B-2轰炸机,他们也会持续打击该设施。总而言之,以色列正在努力实现其战争目标,如果美国提供帮助,他们可以在短时间内完成,否则需要更长的时间,而美国最有效的帮助方式是提供B-2轰炸机和巨型穿透武器。

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This chapter analyzes Israel's surprising military achievement in its recent attacks on Iranian military and nuclear sites. It examines the sophisticated intelligence operation, the role of Iranian dissidents, and the impact of previous actions like destroying Iranian air defenses.
  • Israel's successful deception operation caught Iran off guard.
  • Intelligence dominance, aided by Iranian agents, was crucial.
  • The destruction of Iranian S-300 air defenses provided a major advantage.
  • Despite a high success rate in intercepting missiles, some still caused devastating damage.

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As Israel continues its aerial assault on Iran and its nuclear facilities, Paul Gigot speaks with Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz about Donald Trump’s contribution to Israel’s initial surprise attack. They also discuss the possibility of regime change and how the United States can help Israel eliminate Iran as a nuclear threat.    

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