The United States is accelerating the development of a powerful new bunker-busting bomb capable of destroying Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities, as Tehran rapidly expands a secretive underground complex south of Tehran.

New satellite imagery analyzed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and published by CNN shows extensive construction at the site beneath Mount Pickaxe, where Iran is believed to be building a heavily fortified refuge for its nuclear program.

Israeli intelligence has previously warned that Iran could transfer advanced centrifuges to the underground facility as part of its uranium enrichment efforts.

President Trump recently threatened the site, telling reporters that it could be attacked “very soon” and stressing that U.S. intelligence is closely monitoring all activity in the area.

However, experts believe the facility is buried beneath such a massive layer of granite that even the Pentagon’s most powerful existing bunker-buster bombs may be unable to penetrate it.

Documents reportedly show that shortly before the current conflict began, the Pentagon approved an emergency project at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to conduct live-fire tests simulating attacks on nuclear facilities buried deep underground.

Satellite imagery from the American testing site shows extensive excavation inside granite rock, apparently designed to recreate the conditions surrounding the Iranian facility.

U.S. defense officials have also reportedly held intensive discussions in recent weeks over operational plans to completely destroy Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure.

Meanwhile, continued construction at the Iranian site—including reinforced tunnel entrances and new internal roads—indicates that it is likely not yet ready for full-scale enrichment operations. Experts believe Tehran intends to eventually use it for assembling centrifuges or enriching uranium beyond the reach of international inspectors and conventional military strikes.

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