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Ancient geology could insulate Iran's nuclear centrifuges under Pickaxe Mountain from bombing


Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La in Persian, is part of a volcanic arc that formed tens of millions of years ago and is made of a tough-to-penetrate rock

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