President Donald Trump could face pressure to consider a nuclear strike against Iran's deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain facility, according to University of Chicago professor Robert Pape, who has warned that the consequences of such an attack could extend well beyond the target itself.
Pape made the comments in a 21 September episode of the podcast At the Water's Edge, in which he discussed the possibility of a tactical nuclear strike against Pickaxe Mountain and the potential military, economic and political fallout that could follow. The episode notes confirm that Pape discussed whether the US or Israel could use a tactical nuclear weapon against the facility.
