July 18, 2006
Natanz
Defense analysists are saying that Israel is entirely capable of pulling of an aerial strike against Iran. They've already got 25 F-15I Ra'ams (long-range interdictors), and have already received delivery on 60 of 102 F-15I Sufa (long-range tacticals) they've ordered.
A little searching reveals Natanz, one of Iran's underground nuclear enrichment facilities. Go ahead, zoom in. Googlemaps has, for one reason or another, incredibly detailed imagery.
You can see, with a little looking, at least three entrances to the underground facilities. Notice the driveways that lead into little rectangular structures and just stop. They don't stop. They keep going underground. The large, narrow rectangular structure running NNE/SSW is another such entrance. Also note the two similar squarish building just to the left of the "cross" structure. Note the foundations on which they rest are significantly larger than the structures themselves. Another underground bunker.
Here's a link to the Global Security page with analysis and construction images I used as a source.
It's also apparent that the ghastly green color you see in many satellite images of Iran isn't the way it actually looks. Better resolution images reveal your normal dirt color.
