""This would be one of, if not the largest, most complicated special operations in history," said Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense and retired CIA and Marine officer. "It's a major risk to the force.""
""Limiting Iran's capacity to build a nuclear weapon remains a top goal of the administration. But this plan would represent an enormously difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted during wartime.""
The U.S. military has developed a plan to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium in Iran, which includes flying in excavation equipment and constructing a runway. This plan, briefed to the president, reflects a serious consideration of a high-stakes special operations mission aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear capabilities. Experts warn that the operation would be extraordinarily complex and risky, requiring substantial troop deployment and heavy equipment under potentially hostile conditions. Iran has rejected U.S. proposals regarding its enriched uranium.
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