Possible Airstrike On Iranian A-Bomb Plant In Progress As I Type!

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

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Post updates/links here, please, as you find them.

No ID on who is doing it, US, UK, Israel or others.

[NurseCarmen]

CNN doesn’t think so.

@CNN

Officials at the Russian Embassy in Tehran and at the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy in Moscow – which is overseeing the construction at the Bushehr nuclear plant – told CNN in a phone interview there had been no explosion at the plant.

First reports from the field are nearly always wrong. So I guess we’ll have to stay tuned.

[Harborwolf]

Here’s a bunch of theories.

The Al-Alam satellite channel, which broadcasts in Arabic, said the explosion may have been caused by an aircraft firing a missile in a deserted area near Dailam or by a fuel tank falling from a plane.

But Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the television reports were wrong, although they declined to give any further details or confirm whether there had been an explosion.

Later Iran’s ISNA students news agency said the explosion was caused by dam construction.

Adding to the confusion, Iran’s deputy interior minister said there had been a loud bang in southern Iran but there was no sign of any explosion.

Prepare your tin foil hats kids. It’s gonna be a long day.

[Kythereia]

Latest update from Fark says it was part of construction work on a dam in progress.

Huh. :dubious: :smack:

[Sean_Factotum]

The Al-Alam satellite channel, which broadcasts in Arabic, said the explosion may have been caused by an aircraft firing a missile in a deserted area near Dailam or by a fuel tank falling from a plane.

Because, you know, that happens all the time.
On a related note, Harborwolf, the price of Alcoa’s stock is rising.

[mrklutz]

The Beeb has a pretty good story on it.

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And Sean Factotum, the military uses “drop tanks” to increase a plane’s range and they’re dropped from the plane when empty to improve performance. So a falling fuel tank isn’t as unlikely as you might think, although I would be surprised if one had been intentionally ejected while there was still enough fuel in it to go bang.